tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675356.post6373407622679492889..comments2023-07-11T04:00:56.031-04:00Comments on Irreverent: Musings on Faith, Love, Life and Politics: TwilightWallacewriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664895798688527246noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24675356.post-37683343903403404442007-05-12T10:58:00.000-04:002007-05-12T10:58:00.000-04:00Dear Elizabeth+I found that the only thing that ma...Dear Elizabeth+<BR/><BR/>I found that the only thing that mattered to my mother toward the end of her life here was that she was loved and that I would be all right after she had gone. I assured her of this several times a day. She would mouth back that she loved me too as she had been robbed of speech by the subanakroid hematoma that was to be her demise.<BR/><BR/>She was very aware and alert as well, her blue eyes alight with the promise of her next adventure, her next life. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes we would not talk at all; it has all been said before, and I would lightly stroke her hair and cheek, and lightly lay my hand on hers. What passed between us then was a tangible message of presence and love and finality, at least for this world.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes no words are best and the silence and the eyes communicate all that needs to be said. <BR/><BR/>You will find your way, both of you, as this time draws to a close.<BR/><BR/>With empathy and love,<BR/><BR/>Catherine+Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.com