So mum passed away in November after battling away - it was all very sudden and she did not suffer. In a strange way I felt a sense of relief knowing she was not going to have to go through months and months of deteriorating, getting worse and us having to get options for her care sorted so that she would be happy.
The funeral was a humanitarian service and was conducted by the same minister who did my dad's funeral…
Home for a few days with mum and loving seeing her. She is sleeping a lot which I am now aware is what we are to expect. She has had a few hospice nurses in with her this week assessing her, but is so reluctant to have them in,. It's a tricky one explaining to her that they are necessary.
I'm going to spend the next few days just laying with her and watching TV, but in the back of my mind it is all so sad. My sister…
I'm not quite sure where to start. The history may not even be relevant. All I know is that my mum is heading home from an almost 3 month stint in hospital with the decision made that we're not going to pursue any further treatment - palliative chemo made her so poorly and being in hospital added to her ailments. I guess that means she is terminal now? Nobody seems to have said that to me, but that's what I guess it means…
