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Mary ""Lind"" Lindquist Bennett (Boswell)
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Nearly two years ago, when my mother suffered a stroke and spent two months in the hospital, I was faced with a life-altering decision—whether to place her in a care facility or bring her home. Without hesitation, I stepped down from my career, set aside much of my personal life, and committed to providing her with the 24/7 care she required.
It was never a question; it was simply the right thing to do. She received Social Security, and I was paid through the state as her caretaker, allowing me to focus fully on her well-being.
Recently, after another hospital stay, doctors discovered multiple complications that required surgery, but she was not a candidate due to her current state and how fragile she now was.
There were no medical options left. Only the path of pain management and making her as comfortable as we possibly could.
So once again, I chose to bring her home, where she could be surrounded by love and family.
On this last Friday, May 9th, 2025—Mother’s Day weekend—my mother took her last breath here at home, surrounded by family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
We had lived together for the last 26 years, and my heart is broken. We're going to miss her so much.
My mother was a proud, independent woman from North Augusta, South Carolina. She always worked until she eventually retired after 21 years at Walmart.
She took pride in being very independent and usually didn't ask for help.
She wanted to be with her mother, who is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress, California. I'd like to give her a proper Memorial Service and Celebration of Life before laying her to rest, as she wanted.
When I made the decision to care for her, I did it out of love, without fully grasping how drastically my world would shift once she was gone.
I know she wouldn’t want me to struggle, or to even be doing this, but I'd like to ensure she is where she wanted to be.
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It was never a question; it was simply the right thing to do. She received Social Security, and I was paid through the state as her caretaker, allowing me to focus fully on her well-being.
Recently, after another hospital stay, doctors discovered multiple complications that required surgery, but she was not a candidate due to her current state and how fragile she now was.
There were no medical options left. Only the path of pain management and making her as comfortable as we possibly could.
So once again, I chose to bring her home, where she could be surrounded by love and family.
On this last Friday, May 9th, 2025—Mother’s Day weekend—my mother took her last breath here at home, surrounded by family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
We had lived together for the last 26 years, and my heart is broken. We're going to miss her so much.
My mother was a proud, independent woman from North Augusta, South Carolina. She always worked until she eventually retired after 21 years at Walmart.
She took pride in being very independent and usually didn't ask for help.
She wanted to be with her mother, who is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress, California. I'd like to give her a proper Memorial Service and Celebration of Life before laying her to rest, as she wanted.
When I made the decision to care for her, I did it out of love, without fully grasping how drastically my world would shift once she was gone.
I know she wouldn’t want me to struggle, or to even be doing this, but I'd like to ensure she is where she wanted to be.
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Funds are being collected and disbursed by Lisa Michelle Bennett (Foster), Mary's daughter.
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