She passed when I was just less than 10 minutes away. I was on my way there and when I got there at 9:30pm my sister said she was trying to call me and tell me.
She went peacefully and my baby sister (she's 28) and my oldest niece(she's 23) were by her side. They said that her eyes opened for about a minute and they looked at each other and said "isn't that what happens right before..." and then mom took her last breath.
My sister called my step-dad and told him to come down to the hospital. He got there, walked in, looked at her and then looked at us as if to say, "what's goin' on" and that was when my baby sis looked at him and said "she's gone". He LOST IT! He fell to his knees, scooped her up in his arms and bawled out loud. He has never cried in front of us before. He looks just about dead inside now. His friends came from 5 hours away and are going to stay with him for a few days.
My aunts plane had JUST landed 20 minutes before mom passed. They were on their way from the airport. They JUST missed her.
It is really hard, but knowing she is out of pain makes it a bit easier. I know that it hasn't completely settled in with me, yet. I don't think it will til the regular visiting days come and I have no mom to watch Deal or No Deal with. Or the days when I am supposed to massage her arm and she isn't there.

I think I am feeling way too many things right now. I am really angry because cancer is stupid ! I am sad because my mommy is gone ! I am numb...because I am. I am scared because step-dad says he has no reason to go on. I am confused because there are way too many preparations that need to be made. I am just.....here.