Poem for my Mom

Adina,
Thanks you for sharing.

Adina,
That was so beautiful, thanks for sharing with us. Having had a very severe case of CIDP myself, I could really identify with what your mother went through. How hard I fought, how I let them try any treatments on me, over & over again, when to be truthful I did not care whether I made it or not, I felt that sick & the pain was unbearable. I do not know your mother’s age, but I was only 48 at the time, just not ready to give up. I knew my husband & 3 children were not ready either, so every day at Mayo I let the transport team take me for more procedures, more tests, more infusions.

Even six years later, though I can walk (with AFOs & a cane), though I have much of the use of my hands back & have been making & serving every Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, birthday dinners, etc. for this entire family again, they will never know how exhausted I am, they could never begin to understand this kind of fatigue. My heart goes out to your mother, I can understand her fight, & know how much she wishes she could be with you today, no matter how much pain & fatigue.
Blessings, Pam

Adina, The poem tells us how much you loved your mother.
Thanks for sharing it.

Adina,
Wonderful poem. It brings back memories of my own mother and her sufferings with health issues.
thank you for sharing your poem
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Shirley

Adina,

Thank you for sharing your poem. Reading, and re-reading it makes me remember how important each day is….