My mom sadly passed away last week after being diagnosed with Covid. She suffered from dementia and lived at a memory care center for the last few years. We are not allowed to gather or have a memorial or burial with current Covid restrictions so my grief feels raw without expression. I’m grateful she felt lavishly loved and respected until the end with all her kids and grandkids with her on Facetime daily for the last few weeks. My father passed away 38 years ago so she is finally reunited with him in heaven. Mom was a strong, single mom who immigrated from North Korea and raised 3 kids under the ages of 16. She was a fighter and I thought she’d recover and we would have more time together. One of her final possessions was a framed letter I wrote to Mom over 10 years ago and it gives me profound peace that we shared our heartfelt moment of honoring her when she was lucid and healthy. My letter was one of her most cherished gifts and one of the most meaningful expressions of love that I enjoyed with Mom.
Warmly,
Anna