She had a quick decline from Sunday, when we had a nice visit, to being
in hospice care on Tuesday. She was in and out of consciousness, with
her family taking turns keeping her company. She passed away on Friday morning.
Ouch. My condolences. No matter when that sort of thing happens, no matter what came before, it still sucks.
Here's to hoping you get through it fairly well, and are well able to honor her memory.
It also hits a bit harder today, as today is my dad's birthday. He died back in 2020, though the cancer was such that, well, maybe it would have been okay for him to die a bit sooner. But we were glad for what we got, and the additional things that could be done beforehand.
Call your mom.
And, weirdly, no call with my mom this week, as she's off doing a Palm Sunday choral event. Which hopefully goes well. But I've been thankful for the weekly family calls and minigolfing (Walkabout Minigolf in VR), even if it'd likely be a while before I wind up visiting her again.
But, in the meantime, it's looking good for me to be able to see her as she travels out of the US for the first time, and we hopefully see some things in Norway that have some connection to ancestors.
Regardless, again, my condolences, and I hope you and everyone close to her are able to celebrate and remember the whole person, good and bad, for her impact in your lives.
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