Bitter Pill

[Terapin]

Your story is unlike anything I've read here, so it's impossible to say anything meaningful or realistic, other than sincere condolences.

I'll make one comment though, and this is something that's not well known. Please don't take this the wrong way. I worked for 15 years in hospitals and long term care facilities. My dad was an RN. My ex is an RN. My cousin is an RN. My uncle was an LPN. All those years I spent in those facilities, and my dad and uncle can attest, they can be toxic environments. Especially on the 3-11 or 11-7 shifts. This is not a statement on the health care industry, nursing facilities, nurses, etc. I'm only saying this because I know first hand how stressed those employees are, and how easy it is to seek stress relief from alternative methods in those jobs.

Nursing is such a high stress job, that chaos becomes the norm, and stability is what's actually difficult to deal with. From the little I've read, you did all you could. I'm sure she did her best to deal with everything. It's just a horrible situation. But, it's up to you now to be the rock for the children. Be the rock for yourself, and also for her.