As my Mother gets older, she has the curse of watching all of her friends pass on. One of my Mothers closest friends has been ill for quite some time and was nearing the end of her life. I called my Mom to see if she was going to go see her friend in the ICU at the St. Cloud hospital as I felt the end was near. She seemed a little reluctant to visit until I asked her if she would like me to drive her there. She gladly excepted my offer and off we went to visit her good friend.
When we arrived at the ICU we went to the room where I met my RN wife, Mom’s friend was on a ventilator, sleeping, and looked to be at the end of her life. I asked Mom if she was going to stay in the room as we where going to find the children as our families have been close for years and we wanted to be able to support them in their time of need. We left my mother in the room and went on our search for the family. After finding the family and talking for a little about the situation, we headed back to the room to find my Mom holding the hand and comforting this dieing woman who she had spent so much time with. I was moved to tears seeing my mother comforting her good friend who was about to pass on. We all had a good cry and stood around as two families grieving and telling stories about all of the good times we had shared in the past.
When I woke up this morning I heard that our family friend had past away just hours after we left and was happy my mother could go to the hospital to see her friend before she went to heaven.
Watching my Mother comfort her friend in her final moments in was a very significant moment in my life and really made me rethink what is really important in life. Being close and helping friends and family is really something that you can’t take for granted, and I need to learn how to cherish the significant people in my life as I move on in life.
Thanks for another life lesson Mom.
