As everyone celebrates their moms today, I celebrate my mom who has taken on more than the responsibility of mom. As if being a mom wasn't enough responsibility.
When I'm too weak, she does my laundry.
To conserve energy, she cooks my meals.
To again conserve energy, she drives me.
When it's a long walk, she pushes me in the wheel chair.
Knowing that stress brings on my conditions, she makes those stressful phone calls for me.
When I can't go shopping myself, she shops for me.
When life gets so tough and I feel so abandoned, she's right there to comfort me.
My mom has taken on the roles of mom, housekeeper, cook, chauffeur, receptionist, secretary, care giver and friend. I'm sure a lot of moms already feel that way, but I never thought that would be a possibility for my mom when I'm the age of 30.
The lives of those who live with or are in a relationship with someone with a chronic illness are greatly affected. I am so blessed to have a mom who has helped me pick up all the pieces that came crashing down when life hit me hard. I don't know how she does it all but I continue to pray one day she no longer has to do it all... that she can regularly do something nice for herself because I can do all those other things myself, every single day.
To all the moms out there, Happy Mother's Day. To all the moms out there who take on all these other roles in addition to mom, Happy Mother's Day and so much more. You are a blessing and recognized far too little for all that you do.
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