R.I.P. Mam

Anyone who has been following my blog for the past fewmonths knows my Mam has been struggling with health issues that had her in andout of hospital over the past few months, though – at her request – I nevermentioned what those were publicly on the blog (though I'd told a few people privately). I’m going to tell you now though that it was liver failure.

 

She went downhill fast. At the end of May she was told she’d probably only have a couple of yearsto live, and by the end of July all they could do was try and keep her as pain-free as possible, and they were telling us we better hurry to thehospital if we wanted to see her one last time.

 

I couldn’t go.  On topof the liver failure she contracted Covid, and between the bad reaction I hadto their attempt at vaccinating me meaning I have no protection against Covid,and the fact I’m still recovering from my own recent hospital stay, I couldn’trisk it.  But some family members andfriends who could get there did go see her.  Although, we aren't sure how aware she was that they were there, since she wasn't responsive (even though we were assured she could hear us) during those final days.

 

She died in the early hours of the morning of August 1st2023.

 

As I said on Facebook when I posted to announce her death on Tuesday:

 

Writer though I may be, I have no words to express how I’mfeeling right now.  So, I’ll just say,rest in peace, Mam.