Between April 2021 and May 2022 my mom was in at home hospice and I spent a lot of time taking care of her. She had brain cancer that slowly took the life from her. It was so horrific to see a once vibrant woman become vegetative over that period of time. And at the end of it all was a full week of her having constant seizures and terminal agitation. It was absolutely the most terrifying and hopeless experience of my life.
I took off a lot of time to take care of her over that year, but now I’m poor(er) and I’m having an awful time dealing with grief, anger and depression. I feel like I need time to recoup but idk how to do that without putting myself and my husband in an even worse spot financially.
I got three bereavement days when she died. Better than some but still a bullshit amount of time after such a loss. I feel like I’m hurting myself mentally and physically by continuing to go to work every day.