A Journey in Review, Post 1: Listen

A Journey in Review, Post 1: Listen

I fussed at mom but I think she was right. That I ever questioned her feels like a betrayal now. Why did I think I knew more about the mind and body that she had lived in for eight decades? She had always been in tune with her body and she saw the Bull coming from a long way off. She told us, but we didn’t start listening until she received the medical diagnosis.

Friction

Friction

Friction can wear away at a surface, at a person, but we couldn’t live in a frictionless world.

Going Home

Going Home

For these eight days away from home at home, mom has been whole. For me, anyway. I close my eyes and I see her through my front window. She’s weeding the walkway to my porch.