My mother was 93 years old, when she passed in March of this year. I had waited on her for the last 5 to 6 years. I bought her food, took her to her doctor, bought her medicene and paid her bills. These last years really took a toll on me physically and mentally.
One day, as I was sitting in my car in her driveway, I told myself that she was not much longer to live on this earth. I could see her fading away more and more each day. I told myself that I did all I could do for her.
When she passed, I felt my best friend had just given up on me and departed for heaven. I had a terrible loss feeling, but it could have been a lot worse, had I not mentally prepared myself for her death.
We all deal with death in different ways and being prepared and knowing I did all I could for her, helped me tremendously.