Author Laurie Kilmartin, the force behind Sh*tty Mom, is live tweeting her father’s last days from the hospital.
Her father has lung cancer and is not expected to make it. Kilmartin’s tweets are both sad and funny, illustrating the experience of dealing with the death of a loved.
We’ve embedded a few of her tweets below.
Mom just told Dad, "I love you, hon" while stepping on and cutting off his oxygen supply. This is their marriage in a nutshell.
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) February 27, 2014
priest stopping by tomorrow. note to self: hide son.
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) February 27, 2014
just tried to weasel out of changing Dad's sweatshirt by arguing its more damp than wet.
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) February 27, 2014
Dad unknowingly unleashed a lifetime of nightmares on his 7 yo grandson w/ these last words: "I'll see you sooner than you think."
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) February 27, 2014
Just telling my Dad over and over again: I love you, thank you, where did you put my Riverdance CD?
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) February 27, 2014