Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this particularly difficult time. I know how difficult this can be. I lost a grandmother when I was 15. I shared my bedroom with her when she came to live with us and she meant the world to me. Thirty some years later I still think of her daily, but time does help to heal. The timing for your mother may seem unfortunate now but as the years pass, she may come to think of this as a special remembrance.