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[quote=Anonymous]Well, this is OP. I am back from seeing my mother. She passed away while I was there. It was shockingly quick and I certainly didn't expect it to happen during this visit. . I was holding her when it happened.

I am in one of the few calm moments I think I will have for a long time. One of the only I have had for days.

I wanted to take a moment to say take care of your relationships. I never thought that my mother , a relatively young woman, could go so early and so painfully. Be there for the people you love before they go.

I was there for her at the end, but we went almost 9 months without seeing each other, which has never happened. It is that time I bitterly regret. And there was no rift, just a rough year for both of us. I wish I had face timed more, talked more, whatever. Anything.

And the hospice nurses here--really,  you are amazing. We were only able to have her in hospice care one day before she went, but it was night and day better than the rounds of doctors and wards she was in before. You guys do such tough but important work. Thank you. [/quote]

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