lucozade

• high bed

  shows distance, her mum feels far away

  like her mum is put on a pedastal
• they only wilt and die

  inevibility of death of flowers and mum
• i am scared my mum is going to die

  simple, confessional statment shows how vulnerable the writer feels
• she nods off and her eyes go back in her head

  suggests lack of energy
• fades

  word choice - lack of energy, light going out
• orange nostalgia

  metaphor - mother reminded of being ill, is rejecting nostalgia
• a swarm of eyes

  metaphor - objectified by doctors, watched , annoyed
• I've never tasted a bloody mary

  emphasises the youth of speaker and lack of life experience which suggests her mums death will really affect her
• tell him; stop the neighbours coming

  rejecting the normal shows mothers strong voice and personality
• Ward 10B, stobhill hospital

  specific, suggests the mother is going to be there for a long time
• bags full

  lifting the burden of illness from her mum, taking it on herself, final gift to her
• she is beautiful

  simple statement - shows how much she loves her mum
• singing an old song

  joyful, happy connotations