Through My Eyes
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Mom Every once and awhile I get a very special gift. I get to spend time with my mom. I know that sounds weird but with Mom�s disease these moments are few and far between. Tonight I actually got to talk with my mom again, not for very long but it was enough. I had wheeled her out of the dining room and into the front lobby. We were just sitting there chatting. She started talking about �her dad� and I reassured her that my dad would be there to have lunch with her tomorrow, just like he does every day. She got all teary and said �I just love him so much. I don�t know what I�d do without him.� Then she looked at me and said, �I really love you. I knew you were a beautiful and special the minute you were born. You�re such a good girl.� I was so touched. I leaned over, kissed her, and told her I loved her too and that I took after her. She said she was tired so I took her back to her room and kissed her good-bye. But that one brief moment makes all the grief, paperwork, and heartache of the last year all worthwhile. I know that I�ve done everything I can for her, and now I know that she knows it too. |