Simply Misunderstood XO

It was Friday, April 10, 2009. Good Friday. I was a mere freshman in high school and sitting through my last day of classes before a week off — spring break! When suddenly my day was interrupted by a call to the office and a drive home from dad. That entire afternoon, evening, and all through the night I sat in my house. Surrounded by close friends and family. People coming in and out of our home. Still not quite knowing exactly how to process what was going on….

It took hours upon hours of waiting, crying, ignoring everyone, until my worst nightmare came true — smack dab in the middle of the night. After a long, hard fight, she was finally at peace. In the safety of our home. On the comfort of our couch.

Unfortunately, my mother lost her battle to ovarian cancer in the wee morning hours of April 11, 2009. 💔 But as you know, cancer is not something you can really prevent.

You don’t get to choose if or when it comes. You can’t wash your hands to prevent it from spreading or stay inside to keep from catching it. SHE did not get to choose that.

What I’m trying to say is…
🔹We may not know how to cure the corona virus, but we DO have ways to try and prevent it from spreading to you.
🔹We may not be able to see our friends and families in person right now, but you should be thankful you still HAVE them to talk to and physically HUG after this is all over.
🔹We may have a lot of unknowns and questions right now, but the truth is, you still have control over some of it.

You may not be able to actually control the spread of this virus, but there’s a lot you CAN do to help yourself and OTHERS from having to get sick or potentially lose their lives to this.

A loss is a loss no matter what. I can’t even imagining having to go through that new, raw, emotional feeling of emptiness that comes with grief. 🥺

So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE think of others as we continue to fight through this. 🙏🏼

As for me, I was actually looking forward to getting to see my family for Easter this year, as it’s the first time the dates have fallen like this since that worst day of my life. But due to this virus, that obviously won’t be happening. 😔

So just remember…❗️sure, social distancing can be tough, but just be thankful you actually HAVE those loved ones to talk to through all this.

Because now, 11 years later to the day, I will be re-living the complete OPPOSITE of what I was put through back then — in a physically different home, surrounded by just the sound of the whistling wind blowing outside, with no thought of visitors coming in or out — BUT still not quite knowing exactly how to process what is going on….

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