Thank you all :group hug:

I'm glad that your father got to see both of his grandsons come into this world, Donna My mother seemed to be holding on to see my sister graduate from HS. She let go shortly after.

She passed away from lung cancer that metastasized to her brain. She fought very hard for years. When it came time to for hospice, we kept her at home. She was 46 when she passed away. I had just turned 17.

I do think about her all the time, and of course that leads to sadness at times. It's just unusual that after all these years that my emotions feel this raw. I did cry, which is rare.


I'm sorry to hear about your client, Bizi. It's very hard to lose a patient
It was so nice of you to stop by and see her husband. Things are going to be difficult for him in many ways. I hope he will be okay.

Working as a home health aid and in hospice, I got closer to my patients because I spent more time with them, and deaths always hit me very hard. They became friends, and sometimes like family.
It was never easy when I worked in hospitals either. Even though we had some patients that had long stays, or many visits, the number of deaths I witnessed desensitized me to a degree, but just enough so the job wouldn't break me.


I go get my stuff today. My anxiety is sky high. I'm really hoping everything goes smoothly. I don't have a lot of stuff, but I bet they moved it, so it may be hard to locate. I just want to get in and out as quickly as possible. I'll be so happy when this is over.