<p>Anecdote here – I have a friend (not a close friend, so don’t know details) who was estranged from her mom, found out the mom was dying and rushed to her bedside (this was a couple of years ago). I don’t know what caused the estrangement, but I do know that at least my friend got a chance to be with her mom when she died, and it meant a great deal to both of them that she was there. She was upset that she didn’t know anything until it was pretty far along – her mom only lived a few days. But her mom didn’t want her to know she was sick. Maybe mom was afraid it wouldn’t change anything, and that would hurt too much to find out daughter might not care? I don’t know. People are complicated. I’m glad they got the chance to reconcile before she died, though.</p>