Mommom

I went to PA this past Thursday to visit with my mommom. Recently we found out that she has breast cancer and then found out that she needed to have her breast removed. I have always been close to mommom, she was more like my mom, or a mix between a mom and my grandmother growing up. I had the woman in my life that supported me, encouraged me and was always there when I needed her, and I also got the woman that would take me on trips with her and do lots of fun stuff! Mommom and Poppop would care for us when my dad was at work, or working on the house. Late snowy winter nights, when dad would be at work plowing the snow, we'd be sleeping over, baking cookies, and having mommom braid our hair. Most people know the history behind my relationship with my mother and know that she wasn't in my life often and when she was it wasn't very long. It would start out good and end very badly. So mommom has always been the most important woman in my life! And I love her so much and owe her alot of credit when it comes to my independence and strength. I have always seen her as such an independent woman and I always looked up to that and wanted to be that way too. 


We were able to spend a few hours with her on Thursday afternoon/early evening, before she had to go and take care of a few things. Then Friday morning was her surgery, the doctor said that everything went well. I didn't go to the hospital in the morning because I wasn't sure how long it would last and I knew that even though my kids are really well behaved when we are out, they wouldn't be if we were stuck in a hospital waiting room for hours and hours. We waited til noon, I called the hospital and she hadn't been moved to a room yet so she was still in recovery. My aunt called and said she would be in a room soon so we piled in the car, got lunch and then headed over. My Gram works at the same hospital so we visited with her for a few minutes, she checked and mommom still hadn't been moved to a room so we headed to the waiting room and waited for about 2 hours. She finally had a room and we got to see her, she looked really good for someone that just had surgery and they said she should be ready to go home the next day! I was so happy and relieved to see that she looked pretty much herself and I'm so happy that we were able to be there with her. There were so many times when my Poppop was in the hospital, before he passed away, and I always wanted to be there with him. I wanted to be like the rest of the family and be there by his side. Being in NC made the so much more difficult. I am so thankful that we live closer and are only 3 hours away! I am so thankful that mommom is ok right now and pray that whatever comes next, that she stays strong.
Thank you to everyone who was thinking of us and praying! 






<3 Liz