Missed being with my dad when he passed away. Feel awful

My lovely dad passed away in a hospice two hours after I went home to have a sandwich. I was going to call at 1830 to see if I should come back in. They said it could be days, not hours. But he went at 1730. We left at 1530. I feel absolutely awful. I would have stayed but my mum wanted to go and rest and I didn't want to make it a big deal and be a martyr. It's awful.

  • I'm so very sorry to hear about your Dad.

    I've read that it can be very hard to predict how long it will be until someone passes. I recall the nurse telling me when my Mum passed that some people slip away very quickly whilst others can take time to pass on. You weren't to know that it would happen so soon. 
     

    Sending love x