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| Topic | Have you/would you ever decline to see a family member on their last days? |
| bigblu89 05/05/23 10:14:51 AM #11: | I'm not you, and everyone is different, but all I can do is tell you my story... On May 30th 2020 BOTH of my parents fell ill due to Covid and were hospitalized. Because it was the height of Covid, we weren't allowed to visit them. On June 6th, my mom's lungs gave out on her and she passed. I never got to see her. My dad remained hospitalized and, thankfully, they allowed me and my sister to go in to visit him on a limited basis. For 22 days, I spent every morning before I went to work watching my dad slowly go from my hero to a shell of a man, losing about 60 pounds in 22 days. It got to the point where he couldn't even communicate with us anymore other than shaking his head "yes or no". We told him if he didn't want to fight anymore, that we would be OK because of who he was before any of this happened. He passed on June 28th. 22 days after my mom. Those 22 days were absolutely soul crushing, but I do not regret seeing him every day until the moment he passed. Even during those last few days when he wasn't anything close to what the man that raised me looked or acted like. --- It takes zero effort to be a good person. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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