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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You won’t regret the time you spent with her once she’s gone. I lost both my parents last year. On the day my mom died the hospital told us we had to leave at 5:00 pm. I was “obedient” and left and about an hour later the hospital called to say she was dying. By the time I got back to the hospital she was unconscious and barely breathing and died about a minute after I got to her side. I regret so much that I wasn’t there with her in her last hour. It’s not exactly the equivalent but you won’t have a chance to go back and be with her once she’s gone. If I were you I’d go see her every time she asks you to, even if it’s a huge effort, you will feel better about it once she is gone. I have so many regrets OP and wish I could go back in time and have been with my mom when it mattered the most.[/quote]

Please do not dwell on that last hour when you had a whole life time.  She might have needed to be alone right then.[/quote]

This.  It is not at all uncommon for people to pass away after their loved ones leave.  It happened with 2 of my grandparents. I think they wait.  It's OK.  Your mom was OK.[/quote]

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