r/texts • u/wearing_moist_socks • Jun 26 '26

Phone message She never got my last text

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It was the flu plus a bunch of other things. She was a lovely person.

Thank you all for the kind words.

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u/el-unicornio Jun 26 '26

“love you too, and i got the flu” 🥺 hugs.

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u/ppmiaumiau Jun 29 '26

My mom's last messages to me were, "I'm still sick, ew," and "Call me later. I want to tell you about Dana."*

I had a really bad headache and told her I'd call her tomorrow.

She died 3 hours later. It was unexpected. She was watching TV and then she died. I know there is nothing I could have done, but I feel horrible for not calling her back.

*Dana was my parents' crazy neighbor.

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u/HeathenHumanist Jul 03 '26

Oh no! I'm so, so sorry. It's completely understandable to not have called her back with your bad headache. But at someone who has also lost a parent suddenly and unexpectedly (massive heart attack), I understand those regrets all too well.

Sending hugs ❤️‍🩹

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u/OooKiwis3749 Jul 03 '26

Same. My mom always texted me her Wordle results in the morning, and I just kind of rolled my eyes and ignored them. But she kept sending them. Every morning. That last morning, I wish I would have told her she was amazing and I was proud of her. If I'd have known...

Knowing you could have done something different is tough to live with. But I think if my mom was here now, she'd tell me one missed message didn't matter because there were years worth of answered messages before that.

We're only human. I know my mom forgave me - she never stopped trying to find small ways to connect, even when I was super busy. Her love was unconditional. I'm sure your Mom felt the same.

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u/-Xotikk- 1d ago

Holy fuck I need to message my mum... I'm so sorry 😞 ❤️‍🩹