[mrnoodle]

No words to express the loss, are there? I spent the last 3 nights of my grandmother's life in a couch next to her hospital bed, holding her hand. She was also on morphine, had lost the ability to talk. I got to where I could understand her mood by her heart monitor and some eye movements. I read the Bible to her on her last night (she was the wife of a country preacher, and I think it meant alot). The nurse woke me up the next morning and told me to go get the rest of the family. She died about the time church service was starting. You don't really get to grieve during the illness, just get by. When your loved one finally moves on, they're out of pain, and you can grieve properly. You'll find the experience to be uplifting, even as you mourn your loss of your mom. I will pray for you too.