Mom's Anniversary

[Guest guest]

Hi

My Mom passed away on September 19, 2005. It is almost a year and I have

really been thinking about her lately.

She and my sister, Sharon, were my Best Friends. We were known as the Three

Muskateers. Both of them are in heaven looking out for me.

My Mom was a singer so music was very important to her. She loved the 40's

and 50's music best. Tom in particular. She could sing songs dating

back to the 20's and 30's also and so we learned them. She was also a good

listener when we were young. You could go to her with any problem and she may

not give you the solution but she helped you figure out what you should or

could do about it.

Why I'm writing about her today I don't know. I miss her very much. She

was there when I lost my husband at 32 yrs old. I was 32 and he was 42. I had

5 kids to raise and she helped me. I would put my head in her lap when

things got to be too much and she would tell me we would work it out. And we

did.

LBD robbed me of my Mom. She turned into a Mean Old Woman when she got this

DAMN disease. She would be her old self every once in awhile and apologize

for the way she had been acting, but in the next moment would be back to

being mean. We tried all the meds there were for LBD but she was one who

mostly

couldn't take them. I had to put her in a Hospice Unit at the very end and

sometimes I still feel guilty for that. The Hospice workers were the kindest

most loving people but I had promised her she would be in her own bed when she

passed and that didn't happen. I was there when she passed away and felt it

was a priviledge. We couldn't hug her or hold her hand because it caused

her pain but I would put her hand on top of mine and she would squeeze it.

My daughter wrote the most beautiful tribute to her and read it at her

viewing. She told everyone to celebrate her life not her death. There were a

lot

of laughs at the viewing. There were a lot of funny stories involving Mom

that were told.

How am I going to celebrate her anniversary...I am going to Mass on that day

and thank God for taking her to a better place. I will also pray for all of

you...the ones still fighting this battle and the ones who have put their

LO's to rest.

Thank you for listening

Jacqui in Florida