Life handed some me some lemons, my mother was diagnosed
with brain cancer during the Christmas holidays. I was the one who made the
call to take her to the hospital on Christmas Eve. I thought she was suffering
from a mild stroke, at the time a very scary thought. An MRI found two
glioblastomas, fast growing tumors – which turned a bad diagnosis to a worse
one. Doctors’ appointments were made, surgeries scheduled, treatment plans
decided. If everything went to plan, there may have been a year. Instead the family
got four months from diagnosis to the day she passed away, blissful in sleep.
It’s hard to believe that when I walk into my parents’ house,
my mom will not be there to greet me any longer, or to drive me bonkers as
mothers tend to do. I will miss picking up the phone just to say hi, or
complain about my day. I’ll miss the texts between Mom, my sister and me, where
Mom would just ask for more nephew pics (she never could get enough). I’ll miss
knowing my biggest fan is always waiting to hear about what I’ve been up to no
matter how boring. I will miss her.
Life will continue to adjust to a major change, grief will
continue to sneak up at unexpected times, and I’ll make it through.
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