After my short work day was over, I called Carrie to make sure Mom was doing ok. She told me that Mom had woken up for a little while, but still hadn't been hungry. I was concerned about that, but, with sadness in her voice, she reminded me that most patients gradually stopped eating before they passed away. This sent a stabbing pain through my heart. I wasn't sure that I was ready to face life without my mom, but I knew that I would have to do so, and soon.
I asked Carrie if she would be able to hang out for another hour, and she agreed to it. I never asked for an hour or so to myself, so she knew that when I did, I really needed it. I had only let Dion out to run once, and that was the first time I shifted. He desperately wanted to go for a run, and I needed the time to clear my hea
