This Mother’s Day my brother is staying with me…
We spoke about her tonight and I didn’t realize how guilty he felt about not seeing her right before she passed (he was working and Pop broke the news to him after he got home). He would go see her after work, even when she became non-verbal and slept a good bit of the time.
The night before she passed he stopped by and sat with her while she slept. Before he left he kissed her on the cheek, and said her eyes opened. She looked startled at first, then smiled at him wordlessly, before falling back to sleep. It was Sunday night, and Pop had been talking about bringing her home on that Monday.
Alas, the caregivers were noticing that she’d stopped eating and expressed to Pop that they weren’t sure they’d be able to release her. My brother didn’t know this; he thought he’d see her again when she returned to the house.
"I still thought she was coming home," he said, sadly. "I didn’t realize she would in fact be going home. I’d hoped we had more time."
We’re probably going to FaceTime with Pop; I sent gifts to my middle sister and the "baby". But I was also considering treating my brother to a movie, there’s a theater up the street. Perhaps it might cheer us up.
The night before she passed he stopped by and sat with her while she slept. Before he left he kissed her on the cheek, and said her eyes opened. She looked startled at first, then smiled at him wordlessly, before falling back to sleep. It was Sunday night, and Pop had been talking about bringing her home on that Monday.
Alas, the caregivers were noticing that she’d stopped eating and expressed to Pop that they weren’t sure they’d be able to release her. My brother didn’t know this; he thought he’d see her again when she returned to the house.
"I still thought she was coming home," he said, sadly. "I didn’t realize she would in fact be going home. I’d hoped we had more time."
We’re probably going to FaceTime with Pop; I sent gifts to my middle sister and the "baby". But I was also considering treating my brother to a movie, there’s a theater up the street. Perhaps it might cheer us up.
