Hi everyone,
I knew this day would come when I had to let you know that my mum in laws suffering has ended, she slipped away today.
We got the call from the hospital and arrived just in time before she passed away.
Ever since she was first diagnosed with Alzheimers 3 years ago, there has not been one single day when she hasn`t been living in torment - she fought against it and was always angry or sobbing. In this past month she developed bowel cancer which spread to her liver and yesterday her kidneys started to fail and she developed a chest infection.
Even though we thought we were prepared for her death, it has still hit us hard today. I am trying so very hard to be strong for my husband and his sister, but I had to come and post to you so that I could cry without my husband getting more upset. ( He`s gone to bed).
It really has been the most terrible 24 hours as yesterday was the funeral of my stillborn grandson Reuben and then at 11 o clock last night we had to drive 80 miles to a hospital where my stepdaughter (age 22) had been admitted after trying to end her own life. We had only been back in town about 3 hours when we got the call about my mum in law.
I feel totally washed out, worried and broken right now.
Thankyou for being here for me.
Love Karen. xx
I knew this day would come when I had to let you know that my mum in laws suffering has ended, she slipped away today.
We got the call from the hospital and arrived just in time before she passed away.
Ever since she was first diagnosed with Alzheimers 3 years ago, there has not been one single day when she hasn`t been living in torment - she fought against it and was always angry or sobbing. In this past month she developed bowel cancer which spread to her liver and yesterday her kidneys started to fail and she developed a chest infection.
Even though we thought we were prepared for her death, it has still hit us hard today. I am trying so very hard to be strong for my husband and his sister, but I had to come and post to you so that I could cry without my husband getting more upset. ( He`s gone to bed).
It really has been the most terrible 24 hours as yesterday was the funeral of my stillborn grandson Reuben and then at 11 o clock last night we had to drive 80 miles to a hospital where my stepdaughter (age 22) had been admitted after trying to end her own life. We had only been back in town about 3 hours when we got the call about my mum in law.
I feel totally washed out, worried and broken right now.
Thankyou for being here for me.
Love Karen. xx