Tomorrow will be 1 month since Mom's passing. It's hard to believe because it seems like it was yesterday. I took 4 weeks off work and just returned today to the office due to the fact I was running out of days off.
I wish I knew more people like us "only child",
or that you lived near me so we can talk about this subject. I am the "only one", in my circle of friends who this happened to. Although, people I know said they understand, I don't think they do because their mothers are alive and well. As you said, "It is the hardest and most devastating thing and it is even harder when you are an "only child".
The most important thing for me now is to talk to people who are going through the same thing; I joined counseling sponsored by Hospice so that I won't feel like I'm so alone.