Impatiently waiting for my mom to die

01/12/24 at 03:00 AM

Impatiently waiting for my mom to die
Your Tango, by Kai Larsen; 1/10/24
... I never hear her voice or see her face or think it’s her when a light burns out. She’s just gone. ... I write my portion of her obituary while she is still alive, but only because there’s not much to do while you’re living on the floor of the hospital that is designated for dying, and because it is taking her so long to do so. ...

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