my mother was a kind, caring person, she was a tough woman who came from very hardy stock. She was honest to a fault and she did a very good job raising up her three hell-bent-for-leather sons -she always worried about how others were doing -right up until her passing. She never sought pity for her terminal cancer. She loved life, and loved her family.
She was at home on a tractor, as well as on the road on her motorcycle. She enjoyed doing things with the family, and like most great moms, did not allow for family discord if she could do anything at all about it.
She was loved by many -friends came from (quite literally) all over this great country to pay their last respects before she died.
She died days before my graduating ceremony (Registered Nursing) and it saddens me -and says all you need to know about her- that she actually appologized to ME because she would not be able to attend. Imagine that. She, being racked with intractable pain, unable to lift herself up or even tolerate more than a few sips of water, appologizing to me because she wouldn’t be able to attend my graduation.
THAT broke my heart. I assured her that she had already been with me through all of it -the ‘graduation’ was nothing more than a formality. I was a nurse, no two ways about it, and I was proud that she did manage to see me finish. I told her to rest easy and know that I loved her very very much. She passed away a couple of hours later. She was with family and her closest friends. She had her dignity.
I miss her very much. She was, and will ALWAYS be very special to me.
