Mum begins attending church and spends more time up and about, though Gran still feels the need to tape a picture of St. Mum turns the corner and begins to do better after her sister, Aunty Kath, accuses her of neglecting Tom and Kylie.
In reality, Mum is simply too overcome with grief to engage in daily life-though she does perk up after visits with Daniel. He notes at several points that when she's in this state, she's nothing like the beautiful and vibrant person she was before the accident. This is extremely disturbing for Tom, as he thinks that Mum smells like an elderly person and is barely recognizable. Following Daniel's sentencing, Mum refuses to get out of bed and starts to neglect her hygiene. She attempts to blame Fin in part and is vocal about her belief that the accident was Claire's fault. Mum attempts to look for anything that would make Daniel look better or shift the blame elsewhere in the weeks between the accident and Daniel's final conviction. Because of this, the town of Mumbilli blames Mum and Dad partially for Daniel's actions, as they believe they should've done something to curb his wild behavior sooner. In the weeks and months before the accident, Tom begin to notice that both Mum and Dad were afraid of disciplining Daniel when he dipped into one of his moods and became violent. She and Daniel have always been close, though Tom hesitates to call it favoritism when he talks about their relationship.
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