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It\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s only a week since I was last with you because so much has happened since then\u2026 and I would give anything to be able to turn back time\u2026\u00a0 but I\u2019m really sorry to be writing to tell you that my mum died last Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Those of you who follow this blog will know that she was taken into hospital at the end of June, as she seemed to have lost the use of her legs and was immobile. We believed it to be temporary as that\u2019s what we were advised, and so she was taken to a nursing home that specialized in rehabilitation. Try as they might, mum just couldn\u2019t walk and she lost her appetite too. In September we managed with the help of social services to get her home adapted and arrange for carers to come in and she came home for two short days, but was completely unable to cope and was rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

The QA in Portsmouth were marvellous, but her condition deteriorated even further and so they organised her move to a beautiful nursing home in Liss, Hampshire. That was on Monday, October 7th, <\/sup>and we were advised that the care she would receive there would be end of life care. My sister Jenny and I spent as much time as possible with her, as did her grandchildren, which was lovely.\u00a0 Although she couldn\u2019t say much, she still recognised us, so we could share memories or look at photos. The last conversation we all had was when mum told us of a \u2018lovely place\u2019 she was going to, and that she wanted us to come with her. We asked her if it was the seaside, and she nodded, and smiled when we suggested what we would bring with us for a picnic. We told her we loved her and she said the same\u2026<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

The last time I visited she was in a deep sleep and I couldn\u2019t wake her. I sat and held her hand, but for once I was lost for words\u2026 I\u2019d wanted to ask her when I should prune my roses; I had wanted to tell her that Honey could almost swim without her armbands and what a lovely time we\u2019d had in Wales\u2026 But I did tell her I loved her, as did my sister when she saw her, and when we were all together by her side on Monday morning we didn\u2019t need to say it, because we all knew.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

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Thank you so much for the incredibly kind words of support you\u2019ve written and thanks too for your love and kindness – not just to me, but for mum and the whole family.<\/p>\n

With my love,<\/p>\n

Ali xx<\/p>\n

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