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Mom’s Passing

Question: Dear Luise: My mother passed recently, and I just can’t seem to move on.  She was 79 years old and on hospice, and we knew it was coming.  I was able to have a wonderful couple of hours with her the last time I saw her.  I laid beside her, and she stroked my [...]

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Not Myself Since Mom’s Death

Question: Dear Luise: My mompassed at 58 yrs old on march ,28 2011. She had a pain pill addiction and passed at home while we were sleeping. My brother woke me up pounding on my bedroom door when he found her. It was very unexpected, she was acting weird the past 3 days before and [...]

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Guilt Over Mother’s Death

Question: Dear Luise: I lost my beloved Mother for over 1 month now. She was the most precious person in my life and I loved her the most. I am also a mother. My mother never took care of herself instead of constant poking from us. She was ill and we visited her and she [...]

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Loss of my Mother

Question: Dear Luise: My mother was diagnosed with unoperatable colon cancer December 2011. June 2012. She passed away in my home. I took care of her along with a nurse & at the end hospice. She was 71. She was “everything” to me. I can’t even put into words how deeply, unconditionally how much I [...]

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My Mother’s Sudden Death

Question: Dear Luise: I really think I need help but I dont want to get professional help.. My mother was my best friend the person I would call and contact for everything. One day she woke up in the morning having problems breathing.. At the hospital she kept saying she was going to die and [...]

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Recent Passing of Mom

Question: Dear Luise:  My mom passed away at age 78 on October 22, 2012 after a lengthy stay in hospice care.  I was her health care proxy and had to sign the hospice paperwork.  Her diagnosis was ‘failure to thrive’.  She simply decided she was ready to go.  I did not live in the same [...]

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Feeling Left Out

Question: Dear Luise: MY HUSBAND HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS THE CENTER OF HIS LIFE ALWAYS SEEM TO PUT ME FIRST. RECENTLY HIS DAD WAS DIGANOSEDWITH A RARE FORM OF CANCER ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. HE LOSS THE BATTLE ANDDIED NOV.4, 2012 A DAY BEFORE MY HUSBAND BIRTHDAY. WELL SINCE THEDEATH, I HAVE [...]

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GUILT ABOUT MY MOTHERS DEATH

Question: Dear Luise: MY MOTHER DIED IN SEPTEMBER 5TH 2012, THIS MONTH, SHE WAS 68 AGED YEARS , SHE HAD BLEEDING ULCER , SHE VOMMITTED A LOT OF BLOOD , MY ONLY REGRET  IS THAT I WAS NOT THERE AT HER SIDE WHEN SHE DIED IT HURTS ME I FEEL UPSET I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO THINK [...]

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