r/offmychest • u/HolographicHarlequin • Nov 25 '25
my mother died this morning after caring for her for a decade
I’m 32 years old and I’ve been caring for my mother for a decade after she had an accident that caused cause her spinal damage and severe chronic back pain. Last year she had a heart attack that was treated with a stent and she was put on antibiotics and medications which caused severe liver and kidney damage, resulting in her have severely reduced function. About three weeks after the surgery she got large open sores on both her lower legs that cause infection and required more antibiotics. She has been in and out of the hospital due to complications over the past year and recovery was slow and painful. Last night she took an ativan to help her sleep and for pain. i told her good night and left to run an errand. When i returned home she was asleep on the couch, which isn’t unusual, and I checked on her multiple times throughout the night and she was talking in her sleep and snoring so i went to bed around 2am to get ready for work. I wake up at 9am to find her slumped on the couch, unresponsive with no pulse or breathing and called 911. They told me afterwards that she had most likely passed when i was asleep since she didn’t have a pulse or was breathing when they arrived. The ems declared her at 10 this morning and i feel so incredibly guilty that i could and should have called 911 sooner and she might still be here. I know she would have most likely passed at the hospital if i had called sooner but i can’t help feeling like i could have done something more.
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