Friday, May 3, 2013

my mother, 11 years later














While chatting with my mom yesterday on the phone, I was reminded that exactly 11 years ago, my mother had surgery to remove her cancer.  That's right, she's been in remission for 11 whole years.  That's over a decade of additional time with my mother that I onced feared I wouldn't have.  I was in college at the time, studying for exams at the hospital, and feeling intense love for the woman I knew best.  Both then and now, I know, I am truly a lucky daughter.

So while we celebrate Mother's Day next Sunday, and rightfully so, let's also celebrate our mothers every day.  They are rock stars.

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