October 13, 2014 8:37pm Good evening. I should have been in bed an hour ago, but my 1 hour MRI took close to 4 and then I still had to have a maintenance check on my pick line, which was all the way across town. I got home after 7pm. I’m tired hungry, and two hours late on my meds. Believe it or not, I am in a good place. Today is my mother’s birthday. She was a registered nurse who loved her job and many of her colleagues will tell you what I am about to say, Nancy Staunton was one of the best nurses ever to grace this earth. She died at 43, hit head-on by an overweight coal truck after a college kid in a hurry passed in a blind curve on Rt. 61, Jan. 10. 1989. A lot of my mother lives in me, from her take no crap attitude, to the selflessness of her parenting. She taught me that a good parent will do without to provide for their children. I learned the value of an education and the importance of self respect. She loved me like a rock! The world turned sideways the day she passed, for it’s never the same in this life when the love of a good mother leaves the earthly plane. Who will love me like that? It’s the question blaring in my brain, like an annoying song stuck in repeat mode. The answer came in a whisper, in a quiet moment, weeks after my wife’s passing. Who will love me like that? The relentless query screamed and for the first time, an answer came in a whisper, that I would swear was the voice of my mother carried to my ear on the gentlest of breezes from on high, “No one.” She said to me. That realization what what I needed to pull my boots up by the straps and resumed my march though this life. As sad as it is, I find strength and peace in knowing that for 23 years, I was nurtured and loved by someone who totally gave of herself to her children and that legacy lives on in my heart and actions with my own children. I wish she could have met her granddaughters, because she wanted girls in our family. I love you mommy! Happy Birthday in heaven and give Teresa a big hug for me! () p.s. I should find out about my foot tomorrow, but whatever the news is, I can deal with it because I had the love of a good mother and great nurse.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:38:37 +0000
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