While the sun did shine yesterday, it was still a difficult day for many of us. I can’t even image the terrible pain as a parent and specifically as a mother- to lose a child. As a daughter I know the pain of having lost my mother. Regardless of age and I guess for me personally, there is an emptiness that is a daily reminder of someone very dear and….
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Elder Care
While the sun did shine yesterday, it was still a difficult day for many of us. Not just because we can’t be outdoors, or play golf or volleyball but because for many, we continue to be restricted from seeing, and hugging our mothers. It is the 2nd Mother’s Day of being restricted; some distanced by emergency stay at home orders and some like me, separated by death. Another of the….
Monday, the day after yesterday. Continue Reading »
Elder Care
In this time of uncertainty when we don’t know what tomorrow will bring, there are a few things we know we can count on, such as the bond between mother and child. For those of us today that cannot hold, hug or embrace our mothers, it is indeed a difficult time. We have to believe that they know they are loved and for those who have lost a mother, we….
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Caregiving
A friend sent me this Mother’s Day greeting: “To the World You are a Mother. But to your Family You are the World!” I don’t know who wrote it, but I believe the sentiment. We all have had a mother and chances are this person shaped our lives more than any one else. For many of us, our mothers were our first loving and significant relationship. Our mothers influenced us,….
