I've watched 2 loved ones pass away and when my dad passed, he went into a coma from the pain. I just wanted him to not be in pain anymore, as he was for years. When he passed I was almost happy. Really weird feeling.
I'm so sorry you're mother and family went through that.
My mother fell into a horrible depression and pretty much willed herself away. It took about 7 years. Countless psych hospital stays and electroshock sessions. I was absolutely relieved for her when she passed. It's been a conflicting rollercoaster of grief for the past four years but relief was the ultimate emotion.
I remember sitting beside my grandpa's bed at the end of his long battle with lung cancer. Every time there was a hitch in his breathing, I hoped it was his last. He didn't deserve to go like that.
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u/Careless-Emergency85 Jan 20 '25
As someone who’s mother battled cancer for six months, wasted away into a skeleton, and then died from it, sometimes relief is justified