Comments on: There’s the Rub

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:12:11 +0000

Hi Sue. Yes, grateful is a good word for how I feel about my memories. I love “going back” even if it makes me a little melancholy; you would know about that feeling from your own experience. At least, in many cases with my mom’s life, many of the memories and moments strike me with a quiet hilarity and make me laugh. So, there’s that, too.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:02:19 +0000

I so look forward to your posts, Jen – they are the definition of bitter-sweet, making me grateful for us both that we HAVE such memories of our Moms. It’s so cathartic to reflect on my Mom as a whole person and not ‘just my Mom’… especially with how she lived through her illness… thanks for taking me there today.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:48:53 +0000

Ah, yes, Crystal, I suppose you can relate with this story quite a bit. I don’t think there were any regrets by my mother either, other than she had to ask friends for money shortly afterward!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 20:26:31 +0000

I call that “mad money” and I certainly had my own fun time spending it back when my doctors reports were less than stellar. It’s funny how a combination of drugs and a fear of dying will send us into a spending uproar. I, like your mom likely, didn’t regret a single penny spent. It was the best time in my life and those memories, hopefully, will last me a lifetime.