“When a loved one is coming, sometimes they make it and sometimes they don’t. Whatever happens is the way it is supposed to be. It’s what the patient wants,” spoke the hospice nurse on the other end of the line. The “loved one” was me in Los Angeles. “They” was my Mom in Virginia, and […]
Comparing the Death of a Pet to the Death of a Loved One
My 93-year-old Mom once said, “I think you’ll miss Mac when he’s gone more than you’ll miss me.” I jokingly replied, “But Mom, I see him every day, and you’re 3,000 miles away.” Sadly, my Mac is gone and gratefully, Mom is still with us at 96. Losing a pet can be as difficult as […]