on thursday my mother, who has emphysema/copd was admitted to the icu. this is fairly common because of the nature of her illness. she was doing very bad friday, but seemed to improve yesterday and this morning. this morning she was able to get out of bed and sit in a chair. my father visited her this morning and she was chatty and excited to have him visit tonight to watch the football game. dave and i spent the day doing yard work, planning to see her this evening. my father went home for lunch. when he came back he found out she had taken a turn for the worst. when we visited her tonight the head nurse woke her before she left to say goodbye. my husband thought it was strange and asked her why when he saw her in the hallway. the nurse told him that she only works weekends and doesn't think she'll make it through the week. i knew this day was coming, i just didn't know it was going to come so quickly. i do not know what to do.