Urgent advice needed - prebook hotel for tonight or walk-in? (Sydney airport)

[Steady]

My sincere condolences to you and your family, I am so glad to hear that you made it in time to say goodbye

 

[kermatu]

So sorry for your loss. But glad you made it down in time for an opportunity to say goodbye. Happened to me with both of my grandfathers - and I am very grateful to have had that chance.

It is very good of you to come back and post in the forum too.

 

[Travelqueen]

My condolences for your loss.

Its heartwarming to hear of all the kind people who offered to help you.

So glad you got to see your mum, and I'm sure she would have known that you were there with her.

TQ

 

[Deena]

I am so glad you made it to see your Mum. I strongly believe she knew you were there. When my Mum was unresponsive before her death, she woke and spoke to one of her brothers, slipped back in to her coma and never woke again. As an RN I have seen this to many times to discount the fact when people open thier eyes when a loved one arrives to discount it.

My deepest sympathy to you and your loves ones on your Mums passing. Be gentle with your self in your grief.

 

[Pushka]

I just wanted to quickly update this thread - I was able to make it to the hospital in time, arriving late Monday afternoon, but sadly Mum passed away a few hours later. She was still mostly unresponsive when I arrived, but when I squeezed her hand, she opened her eyes slightly, so I'm hoping she knew I was there, at least for a moment anyway. Later on, she sank into unconsciousness and thankfully her final passing was relatively peaceful.

I am sorry to hear about your mother. My mum passed in very similar circumstances 6 months ago. She did know you were there.

 

[Milefest]

My condolences Jurahn. I'm very glad you go to see your mother one last time, thoughts are with you.

 

[mmchow]

Sorry to hear about your mum.
Thoughts to you and your family.

xx

 

[anat0l]

Very sorry to hear Jurahn. At the very least, you made it there before she passed away. Blessings to you and your family at this time.

 

[Quickstatus]

Condolences Jurahn,

Glad you made it down the Princes Hwy safely!.

A peaceful passing surrounded by family is a most important wish of many but unfortunately not always achievable.


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Which company though? All of the ones i've had work on a 24 hour 'day' not a calendar day. If you exceed 24 hours, they charge by the hour until it reaches the daily charge (which is typically only a few hours anyway so it's largely moot). In the first case most places would be 1 day plus three hours.

While you are right effectively the charge is 2 days the hourly charge I have alway found to be so close the the daily charge after the "grace period" that its moot.

 

[JohnK]

So sorry to hear of your loss Jurahn. Sincere condolences to you and your family.

 

[Jurahn]

Thank you everyone for your very kind words, they are greatly appreciated. There's just so much to do, so many people to notify (and it's quite distressing having to relate the events of the last week over and over again), all the arrangements to make, and trying to hold everything together for Dad, who is totally devastated. We've started going through Mum's stuff - and there's a LOT of it, as she was a real hoarder, so that's pretty emotional as well. All three of us are mentally and physically exhausted, but just getting through it one day at a time.

 

[Pushka]

It is an exhausting time. My mum passed away 6 months ago and I think I am still in recovery mode. She was the last of my 'parents'. My in laws and father died over 10 years ago. Just take it a day at a time. Its all we can do.

 

[Jurahn]

Thanks Pushka - sorry to hear about your Mum. It is indeed "one day at a time" - the strain is starting to show and I'm just putting one foot in front of another at the moment. Spending day after day going through Mum's stuff, and clearing out pantries, cupboards, fridges, freezers, wardrobes etc so that Dad doesn't have to be faced with it all - he said to me tonight he is tremendously grateful to my brother and I for doing all that as the thought of all the work it would have entailed to do it himself was just overwhelming and he couldn't have coped.

What I'm finding distressing as well is that although I actually saw Mum pass away, it's like she's just somewhere else and not here (e.g in hospital or something) and it will suddenly hit me that she's actually dead - I know that sounds really weird, some sort of denial I guess. I know she's dead, I saw it happen FFS and all the stuff I'm doing each day I'm here and just about every conversation we have reinforces it, but it's like my mind keeps "forgetting" or something. Lack of sleep is probably a factor too I guess, no matter how tired I am, I only sleep for a couple of hours and then lie awake for most of the night - I'm sleeping in a single bed with a coughpy, old and quite uncomfortable mattress on it, so that probably doesn't help matters! I suppose the only thing that will really help will be time.