Friday, August 15, 2014

taking attendance

there aren't really words. there aren't words that can make the pain go away. the pain just hurts, it cuts deep. deep into your heart. deep into your soul. part of you is gone. a large part of you will forever be missing. absent. you have lost someone. and that someone can never be replaced.

i can't say that i totally understand your situation. but this is where i was.

i walked through three of the hardest weeks of my life at each step not knowing what was next.

when my mom was diagnosed with cancer again, i knew cancer would be the end for her. what i didn't know was how quickly it would claim her life.

i struggled so much with the initial diagnosis. seven years prior she had been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. i was in high school and able to spend a lot of my time caring for her at home. when i found out she had cancer again, i wished that i could be there to help her as i had been able to do in the past. but being a full-time student claimed a lot of my time. i started by spending my weekends at home watching my sister play basketball and visiting with my mom. those times were sweet, full of lots of tears and moments i will never forget.

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