My last post was in 2006 when my mom was diagnosed with Cancer

My last post was in sept of 2006
the space since has been filled with chemo and radiation
and moments that were heart filling and heart wrenching

my mom passed in nov
when the cancer that took so much from her
moved to her brain
and took her

I've come back to finish the tale and to remember her
and the incredible strength and grace
with which she lived her last days

and to share the things she taught me in those last days together....

I was always taught to gain sustenance from my
surroundings
to share all that I had with everyone
to find the path thru the wilderness
moving my body in rhythm to life’s composition
and listen to the silent whispers of the heartbeats

I was taught that an overflowing heart
will always compensate for empty pockets.
That if you still your mind
and open your faith
you are never separated from the ones we love.

that grief is not pain
but a process of learning to love in absence
after the privilege of loving in presence.

I will celebrate each tear with equal parts laughter

E