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Frank, you are a good son. You loved your mom so much that you helped her with her wishes even though it was probably the most difficult thing you have ever done. It’s a love story. I was teary eyed by the end of your journey with your mom but it was from a feeling of love and peace not sadness.
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Even more touching the second time I read it. How beautiful that you honored her wishes with such dignity.
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Frank, my condolences. This essay has brought back so many memories of my family’s experiences with mom and dad. Neither wanted to suffer. Both had a DNR. We honored their wishes. I was there when they both took their last breath.
Understandably we had different family dynamics and a lot of words said resulting in hurt.
Thank you for sharing your experience and know that you did an honorable thing, no matter what others may think. I keep a journal and when it’s my time, I hope my wishes will be honored. God Bless -
Frank, my dear friend, thank you for sharing such a moving story with your most eloquent prose. Wow! Your love for your mom was so vividly apparent in the write up, it’s hard to imagine the emotions you went through. Well, maybe not too hard for me. As you know, I had a series of parental passings in recent years: first my mom, who had very advanced Alzheimer’s disease and didn’t recognize me for at least her last 2 years, passed at age 97 in 2023; then my Aunt, who my parents lived with for the last 10 years and was like a parent to me, and just 6 months earlier had the capacity to endure a 2 week tour of New England, passed at age 95 last July; and finally my dad, who had a heroic character of living life with curiosity and determination until the very end, passed at age 98 last December. So I have one simple reflection from this experience. As you and I reached our early 60’s, we both knew when it was time to retire from our long-term careers – there was a certain peace that came with our recent decisions. Such was the case with these three parents in my life. Even with a range of mental capabilities from advanced Alzheimer’s with my mom to my dad picking out a spelling error in a photo book I made for him 2 weeks before he passed, they were all ready to go and were at peace with knowing their fate. My dad hung on just long enough to see my daughter Eva, who just happened to be in Tucson for a competition last December. She was the last of his good byes and he passed that evening. You acted with great compassion to have your mom’s final days surrounded by her loving family, and to allow her to pass with the dignity we all wish for in our final days. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful story. ❤️ and 🙏
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Frank, This must have been the hardest tasks you were asked to do. You are a very good son and a brave man. You honored your Mom’s wishes and from reading your story it wasn’t easy. Thank you for sharing .
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Frank,
Your story is remarkable…warm, compassionate, loving and caring. You are one of the best men I’ve ever known, so what you are doing out of your deep love for your Mom is completely unsurprising. God bless you all. When your Mom is finally at peace, I know you’ll have an unlimited number of memories of her, and your moments with her, to carry with you for the rest of your life.
Both my parents are gone, but my wife is nearing this same situation with her Mom and will read your story with great interest.
We ALL deserve to die with dignity. Thank goodness for the boundless love you have for your Mother.
I still think, from time to time, about our baseball games together (“Swans” & “Sticks”) with Brennan and Jeremy!
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