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Originally Posted by Shammy
I wish I had a mom to be with, or to send a card to..I had two and now I have none...  ... but I am a mom so that's pretty great too!  |
My mom died in 2003, my dad died 1990, and my only sister died in 1999. I never had children, so I am the sole surviving member of my immediate "blood" family.
Makes me feel VERY lonely at times. I don't know what I would do if I lost Mike. I still really miss my mom around holidays (so does Mike) as we used to really enjoy getting gifts for her and also enjoyed the thoughtful gifts she would send to us.
Happily, I have been "adopted" by Mike's Mom and all of his 5 brothers and sisters, who, with their spouses, children and grandchildren, ALL live in the immediate Tampa area. 12 of us got together yesterday at the home one of Mike's sisters for a cookout/potluck dinner to celebrate Mother's Day. All of Mike's brothers and sisters have a VERY strong bond as their dad deserted the family (ran off to California with his secretary) while his children were quite young (the youngest was a baby) and the family endured some terribly hard times together. This was pre-computer days, when it was next to impossible to track down deadbeat dads.
Mike's mom took a job working in a casket family to support herself and her family and now has chronic obstructively respiratory disease (COPD) as a result. She's on constant oxygen and not in the best of health, so we try to get together with her as a family as much as we possibly can as we don't know just how much longer she'll be with us.