My sister, my mom and me!
It has been almost three years ago that during a
"routine"
hysterectomy surgery
that I had something go terribly wrong.
I spent the next nine weeks in and out of the hospital
trying to repair what had been broken!
It was one of the hardest times
(not THE hardest time...but a close 2nd)
in my life!
Ron had already taken off two long weeks of work
and couldn't take anymore.
Unfortunately I had already had four surgeries and they hadn't been able to fix me!
So my MOM came to help me out!
It was during this visit that my relationship with my mom changed.
We don't have the relationship where I call her everyday,
in fact sometimes we don't talk for weeks.
We don't go shopping together...
because we don't really like to shop!
And I don't live by her so we don't do lunch dates or even spend holidays together!
But we do LOVE each other very much and I've learned how much I can count on my mom.
For the last 24 years since I moved away from home...
I have received a weekly letter from her.
For the last 24 years I knew I could call my mom anytime...
and she would answer.
And I learned that when it REALLY, REALLY mattered...
she would come!
I remember when she had to help me tape up my bandages on my back to keep them from getting wet
so I could take a shower...
knowing that something so intimate could have totally felt awkward but it didn't because
she was the woman who had brought me into this world.
She had given me life
and LOTS and LOTS of love.
I've always known how much my mom loved me...
but this act of total love and compassion
sealed it for me.
I know it hasn't been easy for her to have me be her daughter...
but I love you mom
for all the sacrifices, heartache, support, confidence, and love you have given me for 42 years!
I hope you had a Happy Mother's Day...
and thanks for our chat today and understanding everything I was sharing...
it was exactly what I needed!
it was exactly what I needed!
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