What was the worst day of your life?

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My mother, just short of 94 years old, died last November 10th.  I was able to visit her in the days before she finally passed, from November 1st to November 5th, and those were the worst days of my life.  She suffered a stroke and heart attack from a fall two days before my arrival, and her physicians put her into "comfort care."  Those last two weeks were horrendous, she was in terrible pain and complete disorientation almost the whole time.  She was such a loving, generous person that the last thing on earth she deserved was a prolonged, painful death, but that is what happened to her.  I am certain, of course, that there are far worse things that happen in the world every day, but it was crushing to have to watch that and be able to do nothing.