John McCain's 106 year old mother will be attending his funeral

[rpannier]

She is a fairly active 106 as well

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. No matter how old the mother is, or her child...

It is always hard to see your child die before you.

I wish her well, and hope her grief is lessened by the great deeds that he carried out and the accomplishments too.

[rpannier]

5. Very true

My great aunt died in 2017 at 100 years. She had no children, but she not only buried all but one of her siblings, she also went to several funerals of her nieces and nephews.
She said that was hard. She felt badly for them because they died too early

[joet67]

2. Oh, how sad. nt

[Totally Tunsie]

3. I hope that she, too, feels honored by the praise for her son.

[rpannier]

4. I am certain she does

She's probably relieved trump was not invited to the funeral

[BlueStater]

6. Not many 81-year-old men that have "survived by his mother" in their obituary.

[pansypoo53219]

7. indeed. my grandpa had 2 uncles that i knew.

[Bonheur]

8. I have absolutely NO love for McCain,

but a mother surviving her son is always sad... And because of the ages involved, this is really an extraordinary circumstance.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. My grandmother survived 3 of her 4 children, including my Dad, it's incredibly sad

Welcome to DU! Really like your avatar!

[Iterate]

10. I hope everyone can pause to consider the years she must have spent

wondering, worrying, what her son was going through. I know she was supported by military friends and family whose understanding and traditions I will never know, but there had to have been middle-of-the-night hours when that just wasn't enough. Nevertheless, she persisted.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. That has to be weird.

By all accounts and statistics, John McCain lived a long, full life, and yet his mother still outlives him and has to bury him.

It’s like one of those fables about people “cursed” with immortality who have to watch everyone around them die.

[newblewtoo]

12. As an Admiral's wife

I bet she never waited on line at the VA for healthcare. And back the day she probably had Filipino stewards and drivers. The Navy was a far different place than it is today. RHIP baby, RHIP. Carry on.