Last Sunday, when I wished an elderly Couple for Grandparents Day, they didn’t look too excited. They said they were so exhausted most of the time that all they wanted to do was rest–they just didn’t have the energy to match their twin grandchildren’s. They had expected life to be very different when their grandchildren came along to visit.  Oh, they love them dearly, but do wish that their own kids wouldn’t take them for granted with the childcare. But if you were to ask my Mom this question, she would have happily answered with a resounding “Yes!” Of course she’d be speaking for herself. I guess I was one of the truly lucky ones to have such a close bond with my Mom, with the relationship segueing into a loving connection that included my husband, and later, my son when he was born. When I was pregnant, she was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease and a lung fibrosis. The doctors, after all the investigations were done over a couple of months, gave her, at most, six months to live. I still remember the sparkle in her eye and the laughter in her voice as she shook her finger at […]

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