On 4/20/2008
RhondaH wrote:
Mom passed away 04/14/08 in Peace Hospice from stomach cancer that was diagnosed 01/2008. It had spread so no surgery, chemo, or radiation was offered. She discontinued her feeding tube and exactly one week later she lost her battle. She spent the last two months fighting with grace and class, never complaining, and always had a "thank you" for everyone. This came on so fast and ended so fast that I feel like I am living a dream. Of course the funeral was a reality check but I know the hardest part is going to be when something wonderful happens with my kids and I won't be able to call and tell her the news, or when the firsts happen over the next year.
Thank you to all of you who offered support to me through this and to those of you who said prayers and thoughts.
Mom died very peacefully. She had very little pain or nausea the entire time she was in Hospice and I believe all the prayers contributed to that.
RhondaH
Rhonda,
I am so sorry to hear about your mom's passing but I really hope that she is in a better place and at the very least we can say that she is not in pain or sufferring which I think is what we all fear the most more than death itself. I pray that you are able to find some peace within your self as well as it is often the people that are left behind that we need to worry the most about......God bless you and I'm sure that if your mom were looking down on you right now she would tell you that it's okay and that she would want you to live the remainder of your life in peace and harmony. I'm sure it will just take some time for you to digest all of this as it happened so fast. Please be gentle with yourself and give yourself the time to grieve and know that it's okay to feel the way that you do. I wish you peace and happiness and God bless you.
Lila.