I was hoping to write about something a little more upbeat this time around but my mother has gone into the hospital recently and my head has been filled with other thoughts. She's 84 years and she doesn't get hospitalized very often but when she does, it can be worrisome for us kids. This time she's dealing with infections in her legs and lungs. Living so far away from her, I must contact family to find out what's happening with her. If she's in the hospital for a couple of days, then I call the hospital so I can speak directly to her. At that point I just need to hear from HER how she's doing.
As a child, when I would fall out of a tree and get bumped and bruised, she'd say "I won't always be there to say 'Rebecca, watch out'". Today, when I think back, all I hear is "I won't always be there". She had a point and I probably should not have rolled my eyes. There's a lot of things I should not have said or done.
Being the youngest in the family and being born later in her life, I see her a little differently than my older siblings. We're not really close but we have a bond and, after all, she's my mum. Who cannot worry about their mum?
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