Across the many miles, my mom is always at work, trying to provide love and support to her family. Even when her daughter insists she is a big girl and can take care of herself, my mom always tries to do everything she can to improve my circumstances.
Recently, a bad case of tracheobronchitis abruptly changed a doctor’s appointment into a trip to the emergency department and a subsequent multi-day hospitalization. With my numerous food allergies and severe food restrictions due to chronic pancreatitis, I was finding it very difficult to get just plain fruits and vegetables for my meals at the hospital. In normal situations, my mom becomes my personal food coordinator, running to the store to buy me food or making food for me at home and bringing it to the hospital. This time, my mom could not come to the rescue in her usual way; she was many hundreds of miles away traveling. But, like a knight in shining armor, my mom took it upon herself to reach out to our church, neighbors and anyone else she could contact to have folks visit me and bring me some much needed food. I was stunned and shocked at the outpouring of support. I have never had so many people visit me in the hospital before. (Usually my mom is my only hospital visitor.) Despite my mom not physically being able to visit me in the hospital, she never ceased to contact me and continually asked if I had everything I needed.
Although Mother’s Day is just s single Sunday etched out on the calendar, every day I am grateful to be blessed with such an extraordinary mom. Words cannot express the immense love I have for her. She makes me smile; she makes me laugh. Hearing her voice brings great comfort to my soul. I praise God He has bestowed upon me such an abundance of love. May this day and every day be a day in which I can show my tremendous love to my mom. Love you mom to infinity and beyond!
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