Three years ago today, I lost a wonderfully beautiful and incredibly inspiring woman, my mother.
In the notes app on my iPhone, I have the speech I gave at her funeral. It has misspellings and typo's but to me it's absolutely perfect and I love it.
When I took the picture of said speech on Thursday night, it said in the top left corner that it had been 1089 days since I last edited it on August 23, 2009. 1089 days, and yet, I can remember everything about that time like it was yesterday. I remember it being the night before her funeral, and I was sitting upstairs in my dad's room, frantically typing my thoughts as I spoke them out loud to him. Meanwhile, my very best friends, who had all traveled from all over the united states to be by my side, sat downstairs with pints upon pints of Ben & Jerry's, waiting patiently for me to finish writing my speech.
That's what you do in life. You travel far and wide to be with the ones you love. And hopefully, you bring Ben & Jerry's.
xoK
This made me tear up! I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I don't know how I will ever deal with losing a parent. I'm so glad that you have supportive friends and family, though, that made it easier. (And Ben & Jerry's always seems to help, doesn't it?) I'm sure your mom is in Heaven and so proud of you today!
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DeleteAnniversaries are the hardest, but I am so glad you shared this. It can be therapeutic, happy, and devastating all at the same time to think of memories. I lost my dad a little less than five years ago, and it's always hard when "the day" rolls around. Hugs to you today and always, lady!
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