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In Memory Of A Special Woman

Story ID:2039
Written by:Veronica Elizabeth Foust
Story type:In Memory
Writers Conference:$100 Best Inspirational Post Contest
Location:Lake Wales Florida USA
Year:1972
Person:Joyce Dianne Powell
In Memory Of A Special Woman
In Memory Of A Special Woman
In Memory Of A Special Woman
In Memory Of A Special Woman
In Memory Of A Special Woman
My Mother-My mother was a very special woman. She had a lot of hurt in her life. But she always had a smile for me. She dealt with mental illness most of her life. She endured losing a child,which is one of the hardest things to deal with. She had 6 children and loved them all very much. I remember her long black straight hair and the darkest eyes. She loved to play music and dance. She loved soul music from Al Green and Marvin Gaye. She was part Cherokee Indian and was very short. She enjoyed having a big family. My father did not always treat her the best but she stayed with him until her passing. She got married at a young age and started a family at a young age as well. She loved to dress up and she really loved to travel. She had a bad heart and dealt with that as well. I know she enjoyed being a grandmother. She always wanted everything clean including her children. She was a very protective mother and did not want anyone touching her children. I remember the visits I had with her in the hospital,she always knew who I was when I would visit her. It was very difficult to see her in that situation. I know my father loved her very much. She did not have a big family and never knew her real mother. I sometimes woder if her life was really so bad that she would lose touch with reality. I know I think about her a lot. I really wish I would have stayed in touch more than I did the last few years of her life. But I was having a difficult time raising my own family. I think she gave up the will to live in the end and maybe she was tired of living in hospitals. I know that she suffered a good part of her life. I believe she had more bad times than good. I know that she did not lile to see me going through hurt and pain. She always told me to take care of myself. I miss her a lot but I know that she is in a better place now. I love you mother very much. Happy Mother's Day.
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