Lindsey didn’t know what to expect when her mom was dying. How is this so mysterious when millions of us have already been there, done that? So she sets out the basics for those of us who are preparing for the death of a parent.

In the last days and hours of my mom’s life, a lot of stuff came up that I wasn’t prepared for: deciding between keeping her in the hospital versus taking her home for hospice care, or even knowing what hospice care involved. I also didn’t know what to expect about the actual dying process. That would have been really nice to know.

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