My Mother Passed Away

[Cowdisease]

My condolences, Jeremy. We'll be here for you.

[Shin Johnpv]

Damn Jeremy, man I'm really sorry. My condolences to you and your family.

[Scourge]

Very sorry to hear that, Jeremy. My condolences as well.

[AstroBlue]

Life is so beautiful and memories so precious.

This. My condolences man

The photo tribute is very cool; hope you're OK, considering.

[Drewbacca]

Sorry to hear it, but it's good to hear she didn't go on living in a coma for a prolonged period of time. That's not your mom in that state anymore. Rest in peace.

[Aurora]

I'm sorry, Jeremy - my mom is the most important thing in my life so I know how you must feel. PM or IM me if you ever need anything or just to talk.

[Geen]

Sorry for your loss, Jeremy. Take care of yourself during this hard time.

[Brand X]

I'm so sorry Jeremy. Just know that you have done more for your mother during unfathomable circumstances than most anyone could ever do.

[Kidnemo]

Thoughts are with you.

[Jeremy]

Condolences, sir. It is very good to hear that she was not in pain and that Led Zeppelin was playing when it happened. It might be a little early to ask, but do you ever donate to cancer research funds?

Nope, but I plan to once I've gotten all the financial stuff handled. Thanks for the condolences, guys. I've had an incredible support group over the past few months - from American Legion folks, to old friends, to even some of her co-workers at ABC. It's been a tough time emotionally, but also one that has made me a much stronger person.

It was very hard to see her health deteriorate, and I've gotta say that I never really appreciated being able to do something as simple as walk or speak until she got to the point where she couldn't do that herself and I saw first-hand the effect it had on one's life.

The good thing about the coma is that she wasn't in any pain during it. It was far better than the alternative - her being in a severely mentally-altered state saying things that were quite scary, like hearing her ask for "Sinatra!!" for breakfast and state that it made sense to her. Fortunately, those kinds of problems (which I wrote down as they happened) were able to give our primary care physician the info he needed to get Hospice care started for her.