Sadly, my mom is not going to make it.

[Moostache]

93. I am terribly sorry to hear of your loss.

I too lost my mother this year - to a combination of cancer, COVID and Sepsis in November. I have found it very difficult to reach closure on this due to the disruptions of the 'normal' grieving process that has been forced on us all due to the restrictions of group activities like wakes, funerals and internments. We have elected to save mom's ashes for a partial internment in the late-spring or summer of 2021 as a result. We are a Catholic family and did have a burial mass for mom, but it only helped a little. The lack of gathering to memorialize mom and share our stories and memories in person instead of on video calls and audio calls only has been hard.

I hate that so many have had this happen to them and so angry that so many more such as yourself are having to go through it now and for the foreseeable future that I can't stand it at times. I want to scream, I want to cry, I want to grab certain people by the throat and demand to know why they feel it is their "right" to not wear masks and to impose themselves on society without regard for the damage done and still happening...

I hope that you are able to draw on a more substantial support system and get through this as fast as possible without having to face down the demons and darkness this has drawn out in me. May the memories of your mother in happier times flood you in this crazy time and may its warmth be enough to sustain you through your personal grieving. And may your mother rest in eternal peace as well.