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She thought she was prepared. Her mother was old and had lived a full life. But it turned out, she was wrong. Nothing could prepare her for losing her mom. Losing Mom is a deeply moving memoir that chronicles the final six weeks of author Peggy Ottman's eighty-nine-year-old mother's life. With raw honesty and tender compassion, Ottman recounts the day-by-day journey through hospice care alongside her two sisters-the ""K-Team""-as they navigate the heartbreaking 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 our darkest hours. Through vivid storytelling, Ottman captures the complexity of grief-the guilt, the fear, the unexpected laughter, and the profound reassurance that love doesn't end when life does. For anyone who has lost a parent, is caring for an aging loved one, or fears the day they'll have to say goodbye, Losing Mom offers both comfort and companionship. It's a reminder that even as we lose those we love, pieces of them remain-in our memories, in our gestures, in the very fabric of who we've become. Part memoir, part shared experience, this is a beautiful meditation on loss, love, and what it means to truly let go.

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""The author captures well the emotional upheaval that can accompany end-of-life decisions and care. More importantly, her story describes in loving terms the dynamic of differing emotions for family members over time."" - Susan Smith., MSSW, Hospice of Northwest Ohio ""Losing Mom doesn't try to turn grief into something tidy; it lets it stay messy and human, which makes it more powerful. By the end, the memoir feels like a long exhale-not offering big lessons, but giving readers the sense of having walked alongside someone through something real."" - Literary Titan, Editorial Review

Author Information

Peggy Ottman, author of the award-winning children's book The Lonely Loon and the blog My Consciousness Project, shares deeply personal reflections on loss and healing. Losing Mom began as a series of online posts that touched hundreds of readers with its honesty and heart, inspiring her to turn it into a full length memoir. A hospice volunteer and former EMT, Peggy is the mother of three, grandmother of five (and counting), and lives with her husband in Wilton, CT

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