Posted in Miscellaneous, Photos on May 10th, 2011
Mother’s Day had me thinking about my former mother-in-law and how much I miss her. Five Mother’s Days ago, Carmen was just home from the hospital. I don’t remember which time it was because there were so many, but I know she was rail-thin and therefore always cold. That particular Mother’s Day, we all congregated [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Mar 6th, 2010
…but life has just basically gotten in the way. It has a tendency to do that on occasion, leaving a person feeling stripped, empty and devoid of energy or gumption of any sort. I took the kids to say goodbye to their grandma tonight. She is basically asleep most of the time and can’t talk [...]
Posted in Photos on Feb 16th, 2010
Carmen, who is, amazingly, still with us, holding Ally, her newest granddaughter, just hours after her birth a few weeks ago. Both were patients in the hospital at the time, but for totally opposite reasons.
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 11th, 2010
Carmen, the kids’ grandma, is still with us. Being able to spend these extra days with her has been priceless; however, in some ways, it’s almost as if she is already gone because it seems like I’m often comforting one of my children as they cry for the loss of their grandma. Their grief manifests [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Reflections on Jan 28th, 2010
OK, so you probably haven’t even noticed that I’ve been gone for the past week, but just in case you have, I promise, my excuse is good. My former mother-in-law, my kids’ grandma and a woman who is in many ways like a mother to me, is at the end of her 10-year-long battle with [...]
