Amy, my Mum died from a brain tumour almost three years ago. It was all so sudden - 3months between diagnosis and death. She went from being a vibrant, active Mum to a woman in a vegetative state within a blink of an eye. For a few weeks she would talk with clarity for brief amounts of time, but, mostly, she would talk about things that weren't real , even though they seemed very real to her. Then she stopped communicating and just lay there. At times she would smile and nod for no apparent reason, but, that didn't last long. I had been visiting her everyday, sometimes stay overnight, but, I was finding it harder and harder to do so. I felt afraid and helpless. One morning , i got up and said to OH that I didn't want to go to the hospice. half an hour later, my sister rang to say that Mum had died. It's hard, Amy.
Your Mum would not have made as much progress as she had without the love and support from her daughter. You fought so hard for her, Amy. Thinking of you, hun. It's been a long journey.