Three years ago today at 10:27 AM I had to make the decision to take my mother off life support. After making this decision for my father, I was told to go back to my fathers’ house and rest as I had been up for 48 hours straight and it would take time for life to end. My mother was a part of my life that added a strength I shall never again behold. She gave me a calm, which has now all but gone. About 5 hours later I was wakened by a phone call to tell me my mother was slipping away and did I want to say anything to her on the phone. This I could not do! I got dressed as fast as I could and started back to the hospital. When I was about 5 minutes away, and this was something I could not believe, it started raining. The weird thing was that the sun was out and it was only raining around me, moved with me and only lasted maybe 20 seconds. I was driving my mothers car at the time and in that moment I knew I would not make it in time to see her alive and then there was that calm in me my mother always gave. I slowed down, got to the hospital and made it to her room as they were taking her off the monitors. I walked to her and as I would do in life, I kissed her on the forehead and because no one had done it, I closed her eyes.

“Be well my dearest mother. Know you will live within me forever. Thanks most of all for being you!

Your loving son!”

Thanks for listening!
Tye