Words cannot express the feelings involved with losing a parent. Until three days ago, I never really understood true pain. My Mother was taken away from us at 3:00 am on Tuesday morning. It was the worst way to be woken up. She was 70 years old. She had been taking care of my Father for quite some time. He is 89 years old and will be turning 90 next month. Seeing her selflessly see to his needs has been an inspiration. There are so many ways that I miss her, so many things that she did for her family, so many reminders of how she was an indispensable cohesive person in our clan. She always made sure holidays were a family affair, always made sure our birthdays were celebrated, yet told us to not bother with getting her anything for her on her birthday. Family and friends have been saying such wonderful things about her. She was such a superb hostess whenever anyone would come over. She made people feel at home. She comes from a family that is the same way. Whenever I travel to Mexico to visit them, they always show the same hospitality. She was the oldest of twelve, fourteen with the inclusion of two half sisters. I am broken. This was the last thing any of us expected. She worked so hard. As much as I know she would have wanted to see things through with my Dad, to continue to take care of him (and us), I know she has found a much needed rest. Its just not fair. It wasnt supposed to be like this. But, in the words of the Grandfather in The Princess Bride: Who said life is fair? Where is that written? If you would like to attend the services, her Vigil will be on Friday, January 30th, at 7:30 pm. The funeral mass will be on Saturday, January 31st, at 9 am. Both will take place at St. Denis Catholic Church in Diamond Bar. We have requested a graveside service following the mass, at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights. We are still working on setting up a reception somewhere. Ive created a page for her. She did not have an online presence, so if you would, feel free to like her page-- you can leave memories, thoughts, quotes, pictures, videos, etc. https://facebook/clarisavegacampos I know its hard to think of something to say, so if you cant think of anything, at least like this post. It means a lot. Thank you to all who have shown their support. This is the absolute worst thing, but your words are always appreciated. Madre mía, at least you left in your sleep. At least you were able to meet two grandchildren. Mom, you were taken from us too early. You were a beautiful golden shining example of a mother, wife, sister, daughter-- of a woman, of a human being. You are and will continue to be missed dearly. I LOVE YOU.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:08:13 +0000
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