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message no. 1684
| Message from: Carly, 18 Nov 2007 |
| Subject : Mum xx
On Sunday November 4th 2007 my mum took ill, having a stroke, I was with her when it happened. We later learned she'd had a brain heamorrhage and 4 days after the first signs, we decided to let her go and took her off the ventilator. My mum was only 47 years old, I'm 20 and have a 23 year old sister. It's still nto hit me yet, I cried a lot but stopped crying now, I still think she might wake up and come home. It's getting hard writting stuff here but if anyone wants to speak to me even just to have a cry, get in touch.
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| Reply from: SP |
Subject: mum
Hi, i know exactly how you're feeling. My mum was rushed to hospital earlier this year after having a stroke. They found it was as a result of a massive bleed to her brain. She was sedated and put on a ventilator within hours of arriving at hospital. She died the following day and we made the decision to switch off the machine. Mum was only 51. I was 22 and my brother 14. I have good and bad days - sometimes the tears never seem to stop. I think at this age it is no longer just 'mum' but a best friend. We used to do so much together and now I feel so alone. Other times I get angry and feel it is my fault mum is dead for not offering her enough support as I had not long moved out of home and work in a hectic job. I'm finding Christmas particularly hard to deal with as it was always mums special time of the year. I've even got a text message saved on my phone from last year - mum was laughing at the fact i messed up her perfect Christmas dinner by making lumpy gravy!
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