This has been a day of emotional whiplash.
I started out at one of our local fandom conventions (MidSouthCon) having fun, checking out art, getting ready to do panels and a reading...
...and then we got the call that my mother-in-law died.
It was expected, as she'd been fading for the last couple of weeks, but not as suddenly as it did.
I think I'm all cried out for the moment. I want to be with my people, my found family, but I need to support my nesting partner and she wants to withdraw.
@lenaoflune
I can sympathize with you. I lost my mom in January, took care of her for the 6 months before her death. I was done mourning her. My sisters, not so much. Be there for your nesting partner. Love them, hug them, give them the space they need to heal. If this doesn't make sense yet, it will.❣️
@MrsBentoBako One thing that helped me let go was when she stopped recognizing me. The last time I saw her and she was conscious, she stared at me the entire time with a look of confusion, as if she had no idea who I was or why I was there.
That wasn't the experience my NP had, and so I think it's just now hitting her.
@lenaoflune
I can see that.
I lived with my mom. My sisters did not. They visited. They only saw what they wanted to. I saw everything. I did everything. I felt everything. EVERY DAY. I said goodbye to the woman that was my mother the day they gave me the diagnosis of lymphoma in her brain.
My heart is breaking for all that you are going to have to go through. Stay strong and remember to breathe.