Walking Mum Home
Last night two years ago was one of the hardest nights of my life. It was the last night I spent with Mum before she passed away the following afternoon, at 3:33pm. About a week earlier, we learned that she had metastatic carcinoma — Stage 4 cancer. Doctors could not identify the primary source without beginning aggressive investigations and treatment, procedures that might have further weakened her already frail body. Mum chose palliative care instead of surgery or chemotherapy. She wanted to spend whatever time she had left with her children. On March 2, 2024, she was discharged after three days in the hospital, where doctors had treated her following several episodes of vomiting and severe dehydration that led to her being rushed to the emergency ward. During those 72 hours, we learned about her cancer and the narrow choices ahead. Once she decided on palliative care, we began preparing the house — rearranging her room and making the space comfortable and accessible for family ...
