Mom died
Mom died. The hospice nurse is here. The mortuary is on the way.
I'll write more later.
I'll write more later.
Labels: active stage of dying
posted by Confessions of a Caregiver at
7:04 PM
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Previous Posts
- Day 5 - update at 4:00 PM
- Day 5 - trouble breathing
- Day 5 - Mom is still alive, appears comfortable
- Pretty much the same
- Day 4 - Mom's still alive
- Call me when she dies....
- About the same...
- Lungs are filling up
- Gurgling
- Waiting for death
About Me
Full time caregiver to my Mom from May 2007 to Oct. 2009. Caregiver to G from Feb 2011 to present Caregiver to my brother M from June 2011 until Aug. 11, 2011
Subscribe to
Posts [Atom]
2 Comments:
Lynda, I am so very, very sorry, but I also know it's a release for both of you. She is in God's arms now. I know your heart is breaking....
I love you.
Kate
Read of your mother's death the following morning.
Its always sad, but you did so well all those months and years.
Thank you for sharing those moments with readers such as myself. It brought back so many memories of when I did the same with my father.
I don't know exactly why I was so drawn to read it except that it reminded me of the most human period of my life. In America we try to put dying and death so far from ourselves, yet it is one of the most important parts of our lives, and helping another person during the final months and days is so much a part of being human.
So much a part of being a daughter or son.
Like yours, my siblings did everything they could to be away from the long drawn out process, even the final days and hours.
I don't think they realize how important a part of our life it is to do that for a parent.
Mind you, not something I want to repeat, especially not the long drawn out alzheimers part, but still so very worthwhile.
Yet I fully understand your relief at it all being finally over.
What a taxing grind...thinking it would never end.
I know you have others in your life with their own health concerns, but I hope in the months and years to come you can appreciate what a wonderful and loving job you have done.
From what you wrote, you handled the final days with great care.
Your mother was so fortunate to have you there and to be privileged to remain at home with individual loving care.
Live well, Dax
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home