Hi. Thanks for the opportunity to join the forum. My Mum is 96. I lived with her for 10 years then she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's 3 years ago. The first year was okay. We managed. Then 2 years ago she fell on the road, smashed her head and ended up in hospital with concussion/delirium on top of the dementia. She went in to a care home to recover and hasn't been home since. The first home couldn't cope. Mum fell so many times, nearly died from sepsis, got UTIs, CDiff and Covid. She fought through it all. We moved her to a Nursing home and she's been there 18 months. They've been brilliant. Now Mum is losing the fight to live. She's hardly eaten anything for weeks and is refusing drinks apart from a few sips of tea. The weight has dropped off her. My brother came to see us from Australia. Since he left 10 days ago, Mum has deteriorated rapidly. She is sleeping most of the day and is struggling to speak. I'm sure she waited to see her son and has decided now is the time to go. Yesterday she said 'Thank you for looking after me but you will have to look after yourself now. I won't be here to look after you. A door is going to open and someone will take me to another world'. She's my Mum and my best friend and I am trying to be strong for her but I'm failing. All I can do is hold her close and tell her she is loved. She would hate to see me upset. How do I stop the tears when I'm with her? I'm heartbroken. Thanks for reading this.