JaneCo She knew

JaneCo. I am truly sorry for your loss and you have to know you did a great service to your Mom for the last six years. Even if she could not express it I am sure she was much appreciative of all you did. As for her passing while you were sleeping, you may want to look at it a different way. Your Mother may have wanted to spare you from seeing her pass and waited until you were at last resting and not "fussing" over her. Just relish the joy you had with her and I am positive she felt very much loved when she passed and that is a great testament to you. Again I am very sorry for your loss

After 6 years of hallucinations, confusion, memory loss and suffering my mom finally succumbed to dementia on September 2, 2016. I took care of my mom in our home the whole time and when Hospice asked if I wanted to take on that responsibility I was honored to do so. My only regret is that in her final hours my fatigue took over and she passed in the early morning hours alone in her hospital bed while we slept in the room next door. How can it be that all that time and effort I put in to keep her going just to miss being with her in her final moments. I will never get over that.