🧵 Death changes everything. Time changes nothing. I still miss the sound of your voice, the wisdom of your advice, the stories of your life & just being in your presence.
So no, time changes nothing. I miss you as much today as I did the day you died.
I just miss you.
So no, time changes nothing. I miss you as much today as I did the day you died.
I just miss you.
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As gut-wrenching as losing them is, that's not the hardest part. The hardest part is missing them for the rest of your life.
This was a trip we took in 2012 & I’m forever glad we went. Three weeks after our return, she had her 1st of 4 heart attacks. There were respites, but she continued to get sicker for the remainder of her life & I don’t know that she’d have been strong enough to make such
Lots of things went right.
Lots of things, not so much.
I wouldn’t trade a moment of it.
◾️ When we landed at Dulles, I realized I’d left her walker at Sacramento International Airport.
◾️One day in Baltimore while I was at my class, Mom left the hotel room to get ice.
◾️After a few days in Baltimore & a day in New York City, we finally got to Washington DC, the leg of the trip we used her wheelchair the most.
◾️In NYC after our boat tour, we visited the Empire State Building. We had a dinner date at 6 pm with friends. We left the Empire State Building & not a single cab would stop for us. Not one. Well, I
◾️In DC, I started coming down with a bug, felt like crap & it made the day much more taxing.
◾️Being a CA girl, I knew nothing of toll roads or FasTrak (prepaid pass for toll roads).
◾️In DC, we took a guided bus tour. I was a bit off on my calculation of the timeline & we missed our flight home. We spent the night in Jamba Juice sleeping on the benches. Daughter of the year.
◾️Mom got to