After my mom fell asleep that day, she never woke up again. She slipped into a coma that night. She languished in a comatose state for about three days. Per her request, I kept her at home instead of sending her to the hospital. I have to admit, part of me was bitter. I thought I had at least a little more time than that. I thought when she stopped eating, I would still have at least a few more days with her, with hopefully at least a couple of those being "good" days. But the other part of me knew that that was being selfish, that I should be glad that she didn't suffer. I spoke to her doctors about it, and they explained to me that while some may languish for days, even weeks at a time, some others don't. Some just decide they're done fighting and, like Mom. are gone within days. I und
