Mom hasn't passed yet but it is only a matter of hours or days. The doctors and nurses are warning us so we are trying to prepare a reserve of strength to handle it. As big and loving her heart is, it can not continue to work with only a 10% function. For me, Mom was always my best friend. The word “was” is a horrible word to use here but Mom developed Lewy’s Body Dementia and her once sharp, witty and inquisitive mind saw a quick decline in the last year and half. I know without a doubt that if mom could regain mental clarity for a 5 minute period she would spend it scolding and bawling out my sister and I for letting her get to this point even though she would know we had nothing to do with it. Point is, Mom has always said she never want to reach the point where she needs to be care for like an infant. Still, how can I be satisfied on my memories alone? Will I be able to go on without her always supporting me when life threw hardballs at me? Again, I can envision Mom saying, “Now Judy, you know I brought you up to have faith in God and yourself. At the age of 61, I have had her more than half my life so I should be thanking God for letting her live a long life and for giving her to me.
My logical mind says I know it is coming but my heart says No, Mom don’t leave me.