This thread is dedicated to my Mother and her recovery.
On Monday the 4th June 2007, while holidaying in the UK with my Father, my Mother was struck by a van while crossing the road.
Mum spent 88 days in various UK hospitals before finally being brought home back to Australia on the 30th August 2007.
She is currently in The John Whittle Nursing Facility with brain damage
I have set up this thread to keep you all updated on her condition and her improvements and hopefully one day, Mum will be able to read it.
On Monday the 4th June 2007, while holidaying in the UK with my Father, my Mother was struck by a van while crossing the road.
Mum spent 88 days in various UK hospitals before finally being brought home back to Australia on the 30th August 2007.
She is currently in The John Whittle Nursing Facility with brain damage
I have set up this thread to keep you all updated on her condition and her improvements and hopefully one day, Mum will be able to read it.
im trying to be strong.
i thought i was strong and was ready for this.
i know its best for mum to go. i know she would hate to be like this. i know i hate that she has been like this for so long.
i told her to give up the lasttime i saw her
i know all the right things i should be feeling and thinking
but my heart aches
and i dont think i can be strong when she goes.
i thought i was strong and was ready for this.
i know its best for mum to go. i know she would hate to be like this. i know i hate that she has been like this for so long.
i told her to give up the lasttime i saw her
i know all the right things i should be feeling and thinking
but my heart aches
and i dont think i can be strong when she goes.
and im angry.
i wnt to scream amd hit something and yell and swear
i wnt to scream amd hit something and yell and swear
Dear Amy, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time.
Of course you are not ready to let your mum go. As witches said, no one is ready to say goodbye to a much loved mum.
And of course you are angry........angry at the bus who hit your mum, angry at Dr's who have let you down, angry at family members who have upset you at anytime over the past couple of years and perhaps even angry at your mum for having this accident in the first place.
That is all perfectly normal.
So go and punch the heck out of a pillow, if someone has a punching bag, get stuck into that. Scream into a pillow and curse away........cry and cry.
You have been incredibly strong for so long. Yes, you may have had your 'moments', but for the most part you have been the one to hold it together, to be the strongest advocate for your mum ever since the accident happened.
2 years is a hellova long time to be this stoic person for your mum, and for your dad, and at the same time, be a wife and mother and try to have some sort of normal life.
Your mum has fought the good fight, but now her body is telling her that enough is enough and I am sure she welcomes the peace that passing over would give her, because I don't doubt [after rereading this thread last night], that she was fully aware of what had happened and how it was affecting her family, even if she couldn't communicate that to you.
I do hope that the end comes quickly for her, and that once things have settled down somewhat, that maybe you and your husband can have at least a few days away, somewhere nice, where you can regroup and relax.
Sorry for the scroller Amy. I am sending you huge, huge hugs.
Of course you are not ready to let your mum go. As witches said, no one is ready to say goodbye to a much loved mum.
And of course you are angry........angry at the bus who hit your mum, angry at Dr's who have let you down, angry at family members who have upset you at anytime over the past couple of years and perhaps even angry at your mum for having this accident in the first place.
That is all perfectly normal.
So go and punch the heck out of a pillow, if someone has a punching bag, get stuck into that. Scream into a pillow and curse away........cry and cry.
You have been incredibly strong for so long. Yes, you may have had your 'moments', but for the most part you have been the one to hold it together, to be the strongest advocate for your mum ever since the accident happened.
2 years is a hellova long time to be this stoic person for your mum, and for your dad, and at the same time, be a wife and mother and try to have some sort of normal life.
Your mum has fought the good fight, but now her body is telling her that enough is enough and I am sure she welcomes the peace that passing over would give her, because I don't doubt [after rereading this thread last night], that she was fully aware of what had happened and how it was affecting her family, even if she couldn't communicate that to you.
I do hope that the end comes quickly for her, and that once things have settled down somewhat, that maybe you and your husband can have at least a few days away, somewhere nice, where you can regroup and relax.
Sorry for the scroller Amy. I am sending you huge, huge hugs.
thanks everyone for your kind words.
Im better today then i was last night.
Today i worry about dad.
i dont know how he is going to cope.
Their house is full of Mum stuff and he goes in it every night with hope she will come home one day.
How will he walk into that house after she goes?
As soon as we get news of her passing, we will drive straight to Dubbo.
My sister is worried as she is going overseas in 10 days and is gone for 8 days.
Im better today then i was last night.
Today i worry about dad.
i dont know how he is going to cope.
Their house is full of Mum stuff and he goes in it every night with hope she will come home one day.
How will he walk into that house after she goes?
As soon as we get news of her passing, we will drive straight to Dubbo.
My sister is worried as she is going overseas in 10 days and is gone for 8 days.
