This weekend was the worst. My boyfriends worst fear came true. His mother passed away on Saturday evening.
Friday night, I pulled up to his house and a popo pulled in behind me with his lights on, and the first thing I thought was...I wasn't speeding...but he ran into the house and was soon rushed to the hospital. She had a blood clot on the right side of her brain and it hemorrhaged. On arrival to the hospital she was pronounced in a coma. The family decided to have the blood drained from her head because the option of surgery had a 99% change she would not make it through. Over the night, she hemorrhaged 2 more times and by the morning was pronouced brain dead. We went to the hospital to say our goodbyes and the plug was pulled soon after.
Everyone knew, I truly hated his mother, but it was so difficult to see this happen to the man I love. The last people to see her alive were Her boyfriend, my boyfriend and I. She wasn't making any sense, couldn't speak correctly, and couldn't move. It was heart breaking. She was fine prior in the evening, nobody saw it coming.
I am not experienced with dealing with death. I want to be has much comfort and support as I can, but I don't know what to say and such. He has no place to go right now, and will be living with me in a few days, until his family can put his feet back on the ground.
It still hasn't sunk in that she is truly gone yet. Like I didn get to bring my pooch over for the first time yesterday (she was never allowed).
His mom was an avid screamer when she spoke. She would yell at him for anything, like the TV or his music being to loud and what not. Well yesterday, he was cleaning his room, with his bass all the way up (bose system), and he heard her yell from downstairs saying "ERIC, TURN THAT DOWN!" Which, scary enough, over the past few months, she wouldn't even be home, and I would hear her yell things up the stairs. It's creepy.
Also, Sunday, when we were watching movies, we kept hearing the front door shutting and movement downstairs, and nobody was around. The only other person in the house was his grandfather who is bed ridden.
I have a feeling Maureen (his mother), will be there for a long time in spirit.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to comfort him verbally? I am at a loss when it comes to it. I am his girlfriend, and want to be there for him as much as possible. I mean we have been together for a little over 2 years and 4 months, and the first time I saw him cry, was the thought of his mother passing. We all knew it was coming eventually. Just not this soon.
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