Losing Mom: A Memoir of Life, Loss and Letting Go

About this book

Six weeks. Three sisters. One impossible goodbye.For forty-one days, my sisters and I sat by our mother's hospice bedside. We navigated paperwork, late night phone calls, and the weight of decisions we never imagined having to make. We cried, and we laughed. Most importantly, we protected our mother fiercely as we watched her slowly slip away.Written in the present tense, Losing Mom chronicles the final six weeks of an eighty-nine-year-old mother's life. With warmth and candor, Peggy Ottman recounts the day-by-day journey through hospice care alongside her two sisters—the "K-Team"—as they navigate the transition from daughter to caregiver, from hoping for recovery to accepting the inevitable.This is more than a story about death; it's a testament to the enduring power of mother-daughter bonds, the strength found in sisterhood, and the small moments of grace that appear even in the midst of grief. Through vivid storytelling, Ottman captures the complexity of loss—the guilt, the fear, the unexpected laughter, and the ultimate realization that love doesn't end when life does.If you have ever sat beside a hospital bed, cared for an aging parent, or struggled to find your footing in grief, Losing Mom offers an honest and compassionate companion through the uncertainty of loss and letting go.Peggy Ottman is the award winning author of The Lonely Loon and the writer behind My Consciousness Project. Losing Mom is her first memoir. Read more