Today is the 1st anniversary of my mother in law's passing. I'm doing well but am sad. It doesn't seem like it should be significant but it is. I'm doing a lot of remembering about that last day. We were at the hospital with the whole family since we knew mom was dying. Around six in the evening we made the decision to take her off medications that were keeping her blood pressure high enough to barely keep her alive. At that point there was no hope of recovery and she had been unconscious for hours. She died about 15 to 20 minutes after we stopped the meds. I am grateful that we all had a chance to say goodbye while she was still conscious and that it was clear to the whole family that it was time to let her go. And the doctors and nurses at the hospital could not have handled it better.
I really miss her. In some ways, it feels like it can't already be a year and in others it feels like its been so much longer.
AG
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I know this is very painful for you on a very deep and multi-faceted level. She was a wonderful woman and I am glad you had the opportunity to have had her in your life and to experience her genuine love. Certainly you will experience much comfort in that and just how much she meant to you and your family, but it is tough nonetheless. I am sure that she was just as grateful that you responded so lovingly in return and took such good care of her.