A truly brave woman in life and her husband and children will have the memories of a lovely Mum to carry them forward. 

Thank you for sharing this article and though our children were adults at the time of my husband's terminal diagnosis  our grandso (then 3) took the three year journey alongside us (and his young brother came along just over a year before his passing).  We chose to be honest with the elder grandson (my daughter and son in law were wondefully supportive despite feeling 'broken' themselves at times) and his school/other mums and dads helped when necessary so that my daughter could spend more time with us towards the end). My son, his partner. my daughter and family all spent two full days with us whilst we cared for my husband at home which had been his request. I was however alone with hubby when he slipped away (something our children had trouble with initially but they needed to settle the children to sleep at home and no one really knows when the end will come).  My husband was conscious and pain free and my lasting memory will be that he spent the day talking to friends and family. Much missed nearly a year on but his legacy lives on in our children and their children and now our son and his fiancee are expecting their first child next May - hubby would be so proud. Jules