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Sorry for your loss and I wish you peace during this difficult time in your life.
Again, I am so dreadfully sorry. Sorry for your loss, and sorry that your experience was so hard. It isn't like the movies, at all, is it. I am so sorry you didn't have more support.
Do ask hospice for referral for support groups. You will find you are not alone when you join a support group online or in person.
I could probably write a book about how hospice failed me and my late husband while he was under their care in our home for the last 22 months of his life. Especially when he started his dying process which lasted 41 days, and they couldn't get his pain under control, yet left me to deal with it all by myself except for the one hour that the nurse would come each day to change his pain pump.
And there was actually one day when my husband was in clear distress, and his nurse said that they are not to leave when a patient is in any kind of distress, so she called her office and told them what was going on, and could another nurse take her next patient so she could stay with me and my husband, and she was told no, she would have to leave and go to her next appointment.
She felt terrible, but left she did, only to leave me all by myself with my poor husband in great distress and me not knowing what to do to help him.
You can't make this shit up. I best stop as it's getting me riled up again and my dear husband has been dead now for 2 1/2 years.
It is hard to witness someone we love die, when their passing is not peaceful and it drags on for too many days. This I know all to well and I swear I had PTSD after witnessing what my dear husband went through in his final 41 days.
I was fortunate however to have the continued support from my local caregiver support group, so I never personally needed to reach out to any grief groups, but they are there if you need them.
I am sorry for the loss of your mom and that you're having such a hard time.
Praying that God will give you His peace and comfort in the days, weeks, and months ahead.