Today is Thankgiving 2001. I was supposed to join my in-laws, husband and our two boys for the holiday. My mother Sharlabel passed away on 10-10-01. I had every intention of going to the Thanksgiving celebration, there are usually around 30 of us. I couldn't go. I was preparing the salad and in tears. I sent the rest of the family and stayed home. I miss her desperately. She had Alzheimers and COPD (a lung disease), it was the COPD that took her away. The Alzheimers was not in the advanced stages and she still knew who we all were. We had wonderful goodbyes as we were going on vacation and I told her I would check on her as soon as I returned. She told me that she would be alright. She was. She passed the day before we returned. The night before she passed she said that she saw God. She didn't want to be put in a casket and asked a caregiver to go with her. Her very last words were "Mom, I'm coming, wait for me". Her mother passed years before with Alzheimers also. I cannot express how much I miss her. Thru her illness we became closer than ever. She depended on me for everything and I never let her down. I feel not only a loss for my Mother but also for that of a child. What I would say to her......Mom, I miss you so much, I feel you with me sometimes. I wish I could tell you one last time how much I love you and get one more big hug and kiss. That still wouldn't be enough. I hope when I arrive in heaven, you are there waiting for me. I will always love you and you will always be in my heart and on my mind! Love, Teresa

I Miss My Dad

Today is Thankgiving 2001. I was supposed to join my in-laws, husband and our two boys for the holiday. My mother Sharlabel passed away on 10-10-01. I had every intention of going to the Thanksgiving celebration, there are usually around 30 of us. I couldn't go. I was preparing the salad and in tears. I sent the rest of the family and stayed home. I miss her desperately. She had Alzheimers and COPD (a lung disease), it was the COPD that took her away. The Alzheimers was not in the advanced stages and she still knew who we all were. We had wonderful goodbyes as we were going on vacation and I told her I would check on her as soon as I returned. She told me that she would be alright. She was. She passed the day before we returned. The night before she passed she said that she saw God. She didn't want to be put in a casket and asked a caregiver to go with her. Her very last words were "Mom, I'm coming, wait for me". Her mother passed years before with Alzheimers also. I cannot express how much I miss her. Thru her illness we became closer than ever. She depended on me for everything and I never let her down. I feel not only a loss for my Mother but also for that of a child. What I would say to her......Mom, I miss you so much, I feel you with me sometimes. I wish I could tell you one last time how much I love you and get one more big hug and kiss. That still wouldn't be enough. I hope when I arrive in heaven, you are there waiting for me. I will always love you and you will always be in my heart and on my mind!

Love,
Teresa

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