do it. once a week. or any parent, if you're blessed to still have one or both around.
tuesday morning, i got the news that my mother had been found dead on her kitchen floor sunday evening.
she had been gone for a few days. a neighbor had noticed there hadnt been any activity in a few days, and could hear Buster, my moms dog, barking inside.
my mothers health had been going downhill over the years. but she wasnt very old...66.
i didnt know it, but she's been in financial trouble, too. lost her job early december. she said nothing when i talked to her in december.
she said nothing to me, perhaps not wanting to be a burden. but i would have worked 10 jobs to keep her afloat.
she made some legal preparations, swallowed a bottle of pain pills and laid down on the floor right in front of the unlocked main door. so she would be found easily.
ive been second-guessing myself.."i shouldve called more. if i had, i'd have known her situations better" and so on. and its tearing me up.
besides her health and money issues, in Alaska, people suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). there aint much for sunlight in the winters there. that does things to people.
call your mother. it could make all the difference.
tuesday morning, i got the news that my mother had been found dead on her kitchen floor sunday evening.
she had been gone for a few days. a neighbor had noticed there hadnt been any activity in a few days, and could hear Buster, my moms dog, barking inside.
my mothers health had been going downhill over the years. but she wasnt very old...66.
i didnt know it, but she's been in financial trouble, too. lost her job early december. she said nothing when i talked to her in december.
she said nothing to me, perhaps not wanting to be a burden. but i would have worked 10 jobs to keep her afloat.
she made some legal preparations, swallowed a bottle of pain pills and laid down on the floor right in front of the unlocked main door. so she would be found easily.
ive been second-guessing myself.."i shouldve called more. if i had, i'd have known her situations better" and so on. and its tearing me up.
besides her health and money issues, in Alaska, people suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). there aint much for sunlight in the winters there. that does things to people.
call your mother. it could make all the difference.
