…about this exact time of the day, we got the call that mom had been taken to the hospital with cardiac arrest. I talked to the ER doctor. He told me that "this lady is trying very hard to die." I remember telling him to let her go. By that time, mom had had Alzheimers for several years. The last time I saw her, I'm pretty sure (from the look on her face) she didn't have the first clue who I was. I tried to feed her some of her dinner and she just kept giving me that "Who the hell are you?" look. It was Thanksgiving weekend that year too. Mom, may your memory be eternal! You were an amazing mother and I'm so sorry I wasn't with you there at the end. I wish I had been.
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