I Miss My Mother
I was a young teenager when my Mom, always in the best of health, started to experience severe back pain. A kidney x-ray revealed a mass. Surgery diagnosed metastatic kidney cancer well beyond any treatment. 6 weeks after her first symptoms, she was gone. At 50.
43 years later, I think about her every day. I'm still in pain.
Then within a few years, my grandfather, my grandmother were gone. Painful, but expected. I lived with my Dad for several years after my Mom died. My siblings got married. I moved to the US with my boyfriend.
My Dad died when I was visiting him, 20 years after my Mom. I miss him every day too. I feel guilty I didn't stay in Europe and keep him company.
There's nobody left in Belgium who would care about me anyway now.
My American kids treat me like a weirdo. I wish I had never left Belgium, but it's way too late for regrets.
43 years later, I think about her every day. I'm still in pain.
Then within a few years, my grandfather, my grandmother were gone. Painful, but expected. I lived with my Dad for several years after my Mom died. My siblings got married. I moved to the US with my boyfriend.
My Dad died when I was visiting him, 20 years after my Mom. I miss him every day too. I feel guilty I didn't stay in Europe and keep him company.
There's nobody left in Belgium who would care about me anyway now.
My American kids treat me like a weirdo. I wish I had never left Belgium, but it's way too late for regrets.
By:
Geordisjd
Age:
56-60
,
Female
