When the phone rings early on a Saturday morning it's startling. When it's one of your parents, your heart leaps into your throat and you hardly can talk. You just listen. This time it was my husband listening to his father. "Son? I've got some not so great news. Mom's in the hospital..." Mom has MS and has endured this like some superhero since my husband was four years old. Currently, she and ... » Continue Reading
I am never sure how to introduce myself, or tell people about myself anymore. Even on this platform when the the first big gaping hole was About Yourself. It's complicated now. Some people want to hear, at least a little or for a little bit, and some do not. But really, exactly how do I say Mother now when my oldest died 5 months ago unexpectedly? Do I say Mother of three? I am, or I was. Should ... » Continue Reading