I thought of you today and all you are dealing with. 33 years ago today my mother died.I was not yet 22. She was a very caring and giving woman, a weaver of stories. There are still moments when I miss her very much and wish there had been more time for us to know each other as adults. It has taken me many years to realize how much I do not know about her because I only really knew her as a child and youth.
Take time to share stories with family members, to talk with people who knew her at different times of her life. If you can record some of their stories in your diary or journal. Know that there will be times for many years when you miss her terribly. When you have a child that she will never hold, when there is special joy or difficulty and you want her hug, to call and share and you cannot. You have to become a stronger woman, to a mother, a caregiver,a friend, to yourself. You will find that there is much you learned from her and that you draw upon without thinking about it. Cherish that, that is how she is always with you. Hugs WC
I will look into it. Thanks
I like your signature quote and so I have to encourage you to read my book of the year, Women Lead the Way by Linda Tarr-Whelan. It deals with exactly what you are talking about.
