My mom lost her battle with cholangiocarcinoma
My mom passed away at home earlier tonight after being diagnosed three months ago. By the time it was discovered it was already at stage IV. It was so hard seeing her go from an active and independent person to becoming bed ridden and nonverbal within that time.
She stayed in hospital for a little while but we eventually brought her home with home hospice care. The chemo did nothing to slow the growth and was causing more harm than good. We wanted to respect her final wish of wanting to pass away at home surrounded by the ones she loved.
The mortuary asked us to prepare her for transport. My dad and my aunt were overcome with grief and had to step away. Helping the hospice nurse wash her and move her lifeless body to change her diaper was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I hugged her for a very long time before they put her in the back of the mortuary van and took her away.
When I was a kid my mom would quote Winnie the Pooh and say, “If there ever comes a time when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.”
This night has been so painful, I felt like I had to tell somebody and came across this subreddit.