Chapter 1

The Call

Chapter 2

Gravity

Chapter 3

Threshold

Chapter 4

Trials + Failure

CHAPTER 04: TRIALS AND FAILURES

050 A New Routine

052 Freezer Purge

053 “Taste Awful”

054 Food Hoarder

056 The Coffee Incident

057 The Korean Store

058 A Close Call

059 Breaker Box

060 Call Frank Kirby

061 The Squid Incident

062 Have to Boil Water

065 The Gopher Incident

066 The Hornet Incident

067 Flying Grasshoppers

068 This Is Not Fine

070 I Don’t Need Help

074 Inpatient Rehab

075 What Is Skilled Care?

076 The Assisted Living Waiver

077 A Golden Road

079 The Ambulance Game

080 Assisted Living Tour - Part 1

081 Assisted Living Tour - Part 2

082 Assisted Living Tour - Part 3

083 Multitasking

088 Visiting Nurses

089 Occupational Therapists

090 Tune In. Turn off. Pass out.

091 Hall of Mirrors

092 Am I Awake?

093 Elder Care Attorney

094 "Spending Down"

095 A Huge Caveat

096 Gift Your House

097 Big Blind Spot

098 Work/Life Balance

099 The Game of End-Of-Life

100 A Cruel Master

101 Outside Perspectives

102 Where Are Mom’s Dentures?

103 I Am a Prisoner

105 Did You Mean to Send Me TEETH?

Chapter 5

Conflict + Support

CHAPTER 05: CONFLICT AND SUPPORT

106 Trust Issues

107 Inner Rumblings

108 Big Decision

109 Neighborly Advice

111 Breakfast Is Served

113 “Patience is the Highest Asceticism”

114 3 Months Later

115 Mental Health Break

116 Key Performance Indicator

117 I Don’t Need Your Help

119 Objective Opinion

123 A Familiar Setting

125 Revolving Doors

126 It’s Now or Never

128 Used to Be My Son

132 Dehumanizing

134 The Art of Letting Go

137 Holding Pattern

142 “Junk-House”

144 New Challenges

145 Help Her Understand

146 “Social Distancing”

148 Off the Rails

149 Lethal Weapon

150 Accountability

152 A Rock and a Hard Place

153 Time’s Up

154 Thanks For Nothing

155 Blessing in Disguise

156 Free Country

157 Eminent Domain

158 Unreliable Narrator

159 Poor Historian

160 You Are Not Wrong

162 Circle of Life

164 Secure Position

166 Surveillance

168 Doublecrossed

Chapter 6

Apotheosis

Chapter 7

Reprieve

CHAPTER 07: REPRIEVE

184 New Friends

185 Bedside Manner

188 The Pudding Incident

Chapter 8

Entropy

Chapter 9

Transition

Chapter 10

Aftermath

CHAPTER 10: AFTERMATH

233 The Funeral Industrial Complex

234 Deactivate Account

235 The End of an Era

238 Aspect Ratio

240 Inhale, Exhale

Chapter 11

Epilogue

CHAPTER 11: EPILOGUE

DISCLAIMER: How Mom Died is for entertainment purposes only, and should not be used as a handbook for navigating the healthcare system or a source of medical advice. Do your own research and ask your healthcare provider for information and services.