My mother died on September 23, 2012. I never thought about
it too much because my Mom was so vibrant. She was 80, but her health issues
were very recent. She succumbed only about 5 months before she became ill. As I said,
her life force was so palpable that we thought she would out live all of us.
But, as she said, “it was her time to go.” So times, I catch me calling her. Just last Sunday, I picked up my cell phone and just realized
she is gone. Dead. My mom is dead. I sometimes I say that over and over just so
I can convince myself that she is gone. On
Facebook, my tribute about my mother resonated. So many people commented, and
that helped with my grieving process. When my Dad died almost 20 years ago, I
do remember grieving, but I think this different for some reason. Maybe it’s
because I was so close with her. How knows? I have been thinking a lot about
life and death recently because of my stroke. But, life goes on. Seems kinda
trite, but it is life -- and death.My mother died on September 23, 2012. I never thought about
it too much because my Mom was so vibrant. She was 80, but her health issues
were very recent. She succumbed only about 5 months before she became ill. As I said,
her life force was so palpable that we thought she would out live all of us.
But, as she said, “it was her time to go.” So times, I catch me calling her. Just last Sunday, I picked up my cell phone and just realized
she is gone. Dead. My mom is dead. I sometimes I say that over and over just so
I can convince myself that she is gone. On
Facebook, my tribute about my mother resonated. So many people commented, and
that helped with my grieving process. When my Dad died almost 20 years ago, I
do remember grieving, but I think this different for some reason. Maybe it’s
because I was so close with her. How knows? I have been thinking a lot about
life and death recently because of my stroke. But, life goes on. Seems kinda
trite, but it is life -- and death.
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