friendly reminder- if you still have your mom,

[mopinko]

CALL HER THIS WEEKEND.
even if you havent talked to her in forever. even if you are mad at her, or she is mad at you.
even if you can only manage- hi, thanks for birthing me, goodbye.

if you really cant deal w your own mom, call someone else's.

tia

[csziggy]

1. Visited her this week

She's 97 and was thrilled to have her only great grandchild visit, too. Gideon at less than two is not too sure about his great grandma but he had a good time with his great aunts and uncles who were also there.

We brought a cake for both mothers and had an early Mother's Day celebration. I'll still call Mom on Mother's Day, but she no longer connects voices with people so it will not be as fun as seeing her in person.

[zanana1]

2. I'm so glad you visited.

Alot of elderly mothers are lonely. Just a quick drop in from one of their kids is really a big deal.

[csziggy]

5. Mom has 24 hour care givers and my sister drops by 2-3 times a week

The problem is that Mom loves to go places but is so weak now that transferring her from her bed to her wheelchair and then into the car is dangerous.

It used to be that every time my sister would visit she'd take Mom places or just for drives. Now only one of the caretakers is good at transferring her so that limits the times my sister can take Mom places.

This visit we all went for a drive one day and the next we took her to pick up take out. I wish we could have taken her to the park next door with the great grandson so she could watch him play but she was worn out and fell asleep.

We try to plan on things she can do but she is fading fast.

[Rorey]

3. That's all I want - a call or a visit

The last thing I gave my own mom was flowers. I bought them on the day before Mother's Day, intending to bring them to her bright and early the next day. I knew it was going to be her last Mother's Day. She had Stage 4 ovarian cancer and opted to forego treatment. She loved them. She told me that I always gave her the best flowers.

That night I got a call that she wasn't doing well. I rushed to her bedside and she was in great distress. She died shortly after midnight, technically Mother's Day, in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

So Mother's Day is always kind of sad for me, but I think there's always some sadness for those who have lost their moms, no matter when they've lost them.

Like mopinko said, CALL YOUR MOMS!

[elleng]

4. Thanks, mop.

Both of my mom's are gone, birth and adopted, and I plan to call my 2 daughters, wonderful mothers both of them!

[malthaussen]

6. Well, this is my first Mother's Day without her...

... So I'm gonna have to thank all living moms, instead.

-- Mal

[mopinko]

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