This is a good story that tugs at your heartstrings. Well done. The single quotes confused me a bit. I wasn’t sure who said what and in what point-of-view this is written. Very nicely done, besides.

Very tender last few moments. I feel great empathy for your characters. Well done.

a tender moment.. very touching

She pulled her mother’s hand onto her lap and rest them gently as she watched her lay on the bed adjacent. This sentence needs working: especially the tense.

That aside this story is so gloriously, breathtakingly sad. Breathe easy with your last breath.

Oh yes and Sir Bic is right: speech marks " rather than apostropes please. It doesn’t take any more of the word count.

Thanks all.

About the singular speech marks – I just find them nicer to look at haha. I think its okay gramatically? The British use singular while Americans use double. I think thats right?

About that sentence is it the ‘rest’ should be ‘rested’?