Fifty Years After Losing My Mom to Cancer, These are the 4 Things She Told Me that I’ll Always Remember




[link removed]

[link removed]
DONATE NOW






[link removed]
Fifty Years After Losing My Mom to Cancer, These are the 4 Things She Told Me that I’ll Always Remember




It’s been well over 50 years since my mom passed away. In fact, it’s been so long, I don’t even remember the sound of her voice. I have no scratchy recordings, no home movies. Just a few family snapshots in a box, all now frozen in time.

I was just 9 years old when
[link removed]
she died , and her death disoriented me in ways big and small. In a very practical way, her passing marked the abrupt end of my childhood. Already reeling from the
[link removed]
abandonment of my father at age five, it came at the worst possible time, though it’s never a good time for a child to lose a parent.

The last day I saw her was on a Saturday morning, but only after my siblings snuck me into the hospital. At the time, children under 16 weren’t allowed to visit patients. There she lay in a bed, tubes and wires everywhere, noticeably thinner but still smiling when she saw me.

Although I wasn’t aware of the details surrounding her condition, she was dying of cancer and only had a few days left to live.

I think of my mother quite often, especially on the verge of Mother’s Day. When I close my eyes I can still see her bright and cheery face. But, and it pains me to say this, I can no longer hear the sound of her voice in my head. It’s been too many years.

Originally published in the
[link removed]
Washington Times .


[link removed]
Keep Reading



Share This Email
mailto:?Subject=Check out this email from Focus on the Family&Body=I saw this and thought of you! [link removed]


[link removed]


[link removed] Years After Losing My Mom to Cancer, These are the 4 Things She Told Me that I’ll Always Remember%20https://view.connect.fotf.com/?qs=3a32210cb14c062e6d8cf2ca410ab89c665265873328b5a4648e0494145e85e215782efd3c7a9b937b586664c41e1b338672a1aea48e7e004eec7522dbe70486bd0cd4c18bc60c37880e8e1337329647&utm_content=footer-share_image_twitter







[link removed]








[link removed]






[link removed]
Refocus






[link removed]






[link removed]
Purchase My Copy!







Our ministry is only possible by the generous gifts from friends like you.

[link removed]
DONATE NOW>>

Connect With Us

[link removed]


[link removed]


[link removed]

[link removed]
Marriage |

[link removed]
Parenting |

[link removed]
Today's Broadcast |

[link removed]
Family Store |
[link removed]
Focus Careers

You are subscribed as [email protected]
. We apologize if someone else has submitted your address without your permission. Make sure you receive Focus emails — add [email protected] to your address book.


[link removed]
Manage Preferences
|

[link removed]
Unsubscribe From All Focus Emails
|

mailto:[email protected]
Contact Us


© 2024 Focus on the Family,

[link removed]
8605 Explorer Dr.,
Colorado Springs, CO 80920

tel:8002326459
1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459)

This is the Daly Focus e-newsletter. Source Code: 2055601


[link removed]
Update Profile This email was sent by: Focus on the Family
8605 Explorer Dr Colorado Springs, CO, 80920-1051, US