Comments on: Birthday reflections: cancer, aging and mom.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:39:54 +0000

Thank you for sharing this very delicate subject. I am sorry that your Mom has cancer. It is amazing how challenging it can be when a family member goes through something like this, on such a grand scale. I wish you all the best. You have made great strides and look like you are in a much better place. The beauty is within each moment…it’s very special to see, and thank you for sharing this amazing story.

Sincerely,

Pamela

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:01:55 +0000

Corinna ~ this is a beautiful post. And how adorable is your Mom! I’m glad that you are cherishing these moments with her. They are truly precious. I’d give anything to have one more day to share with my Mom, have a beer, laugh together, hug her. Hold her close.

Love,
Kathy

By: Corinna's Mom

Corinna's Mom — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:22:16 +0000

What a wonderful surprise to see and read this beautiful post. Corinna and her sister were both planned and I recall her father saying to me, “One thing you certainly do well is to produce beautiful babies!”

I regret that I can’t show you any baby pictures but I can tell you that Corinna was always an ardent traveler. Even as an infant we would plunk her into her car bed and take off, often for Canada. She always made a great impression on the natives. In one case an adoring hotel owner insisted on carrying her around the dining room, introducing her to all the admiring guests. Those were the days as her sister was not a good traveler until she grew up a bit.

Sorry, Dear, but this is what happens when you introduce Mom to your friends! We cherish the memories of our amazing babies and the happiness they brought us (and their grandparents.)

So thanks my darling, thanks for the beer (I wish I had reminded you to bring me a six-pack along with the gingerale), thanks for choosing us to be your parents (as esoteric philosophy teaches), thanks for all you do for me with such compassionate understanding, and for the wise suggestions you give me, and not least for all the laughter.

Thanks too, readers, for your good wishes.

love,

Corinna’s Mom

By: Corinna

Corinna — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:43:38 +0000

Thank you everyone for your support and love. Mom is doing great and she and I are getting closer all the time.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:48:54 +0000

Dear Corinna,

Thank you for writing this. You are blessed to have this opportunity with your mother.

Love,
Marilyn

By: Peggy Elam

Peggy Elam — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:35:48 +0000

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Corinna! And blessings to you and your mom. Such a poignant post.

I, too, have had a conflictual relationship with my mom, but we both have changed over the years. This past summer she stayed with me for two weeks — the longest period of time I’ve spent with her since I left home at 21 (which was 32 years ago) — and when she left I was sad to see her go and missed her just hanging around. If someone had told me a few years ago that I would feel that way I’d have said they were crazy! LOL.

Enjoy your time together. May your mom’s healing continue on all levels.

And keep on writing!

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:40:34 +0000

Happy birthday & many more. These things are complicated, but our moms are wonderful and precious.

By: JeninCanada

JeninCanada — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:24:52 +0000

“Over the last few weeks I have begun to confront that my life, my actual existence, is a direct result of two people wanting to have another human being to share their love with, and this has been a humbling realization.”

Wow. It sure is. My sister and I were both planned, and I’ve never, and I mean never, given that any thought.

Happy birthday to you and strength to your mom.

By: DavidH

DavidH — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:18:36 +0000

Nice Corinna, Happy Birthday and thanks for the post.

By: Corinna

Corinna — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:30:30 +0000

Hi Glen! Yes, mom is having a Sam Adams Octoberfest. She didn’t finish it so I was helpful once again.