Poems for My Mother

[m0n90053]

In Memory of Diane Esther Best, née Cooper
October 2, 1941-November 3, 2016; 75
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My mother is dyingSome facts are inescapable

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[m0n90053]

3rd time through renal cancer; I didn't know about the first 2 until after
treatment might not have taken this time anyway, but she had some problems with necrotic tissue partway through and they stopped treatment for a while dealing with that, and after it was too late
it invaded her spine and also went somewhere that it was cutting off much of the circulation to her left arm and impinged on a nerve cluster there as well, so that she was in constant pain
the pain medication had her hardly coherent when she was conscious, but in her sleep it was like she was spooling off through her memories
my sister was her caregiver, has/had been for several years- also had been for her mother-in-law, who passed earlier this year
if you're the praying type, I could use an occasional thought, but my sister can use it even more
I mean, if you're reading this a couple of years later, we probably all made it alright, but for right now...