Mums is having palliative care and now is unresponsive

I am finding it hard all round since my mums started palliative care for her terminal mestatic lung cancer 

as of today the syringe driver has been up to 70mg of morphine and she has also been administered midazikam that they plan to insert in her driver also tomorrow 

since receiving the midazikam today she is more settled but unresponsive 

is this the end ? Is this sedation ? Will I get to speak to her again it's all so over whelming and at the same time I just would love her to be out of pain 

anyone with similar experiences? 

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  • I am really sorry about your Mum.

     

    I remember my Mum being very similar as you describe and for her, yes, that was right at the end. The last conversation I had with her before that was the last time we spoke. 

    Once she became unresponsive how you describe she didn't last long and didn't become conscious again.

    However, I have read other stories where their experience was entirely different. 

     

    I remember the last day with my Mum very clearly and I feel guilty that I spent much of that day waiting for it to end. But, like violetgirl said, it's about wanting the suffering to end. We were all with her and spoke to her throughout that day. 

    I'm sorry you and your mother are going through this. I'll be thinking of you. 

     

     

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  • I am really sorry about your Mum.

     

    I remember my Mum being very similar as you describe and for her, yes, that was right at the end. The last conversation I had with her before that was the last time we spoke. 

    Once she became unresponsive how you describe she didn't last long and didn't become conscious again.

    However, I have read other stories where their experience was entirely different. 

     

    I remember the last day with my Mum very clearly and I feel guilty that I spent much of that day waiting for it to end. But, like violetgirl said, it's about wanting the suffering to end. We were all with her and spoke to her throughout that day. 

    I'm sorry you and your mother are going through this. I'll be thinking of you. 

     

     

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