When we arrived at Toowoomba on Mother's Day in May, I had no idea that we would still be in Toowoomba four months later. It has been a roller coaster of a ride. It started with mum having a fall shortly after we arrived. This was the beginning of the end. We found mum a placement at Beauaraba Living Aged Care in Pittsworth in a lovely north facing room that was actually a double room. The room had lots of wall space for photographs and other memorabilia so the room very quickly looked homely. Mum seemed to enjoy Beauaraba and we visited her almost every day in between emptying her unit to get it ready for sale. But just five short weeks later mum was admitted to St. Vincents Hospital with pneumonia and just two weeks later, on the 16th July, mum drew her last breath.
The funeral followed one week later and there was nothing for the family to have to agonise over because mum had planned it down to the very last detail. Around 50 friends and family gathered to bid mum farewell and I'm sure if she was watching from heaven she would have loved it. So, goodbye mum, until we meet again in the room next door.
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