30 Words :: My Mother's Day

My mother's day-to-day 

is lived in 

the fog of Alzheimer's,
but that doesn't mean she isn't there.  

I filled the world 

with color 

to bring joy 

to my Mother’s Day.

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Hug those who mother you tight.

Be they an aunt, a cousin, a grandmother, a neighbor, a teacher, a friend or the mother who raised you.

Because when they aren't there you will miss it.

Thankfully, my mother still recognizes me as someone special, even if she can't say my name or tell you who I am. But that is okay. I still get to hug her tight and tell her how much I love her, hoping that the words will penetrate the walls that Alzheimer's has erected. I have kissed her more this past year than I had in the previous ten. We just have a different sort of relationship these days. Simpler. Less talking, more holding hands.

Now that my mother has been at Whispering Pines assisted living facility for over a year, I have spent many a day visiting and creating with these other wonderful women, who have adopted me in their own way. From conversations and songs with Miss Shirlee... hugs and kisses and compliments from Miss Ernie... smiles and laughter from Miss Theresa... they each fill a need that I have that I might not be able to get from my own mother due to the ravages of this disease.

My daughter and I recently had the chance to work with these lovely ladies to make decorations for their recent Mother’s Day tea party. We used coffee filters that we had dip-dyed with Kool-Aid in glorious pastel shades, and helped them transform them into pretty posies for the tables. Everlasting blooms created by their hands.

Wishing all the women throughout my life who have been there for me... to guide me and bless me with their love and support... a Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for making me who I am today.

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