My own experience mirrors yours in many ways. I lost my mom to breast cancer at age 12. At this point in my life, I have almost outlived her in years, but I still hold the fear of finding myself sick at a young age. Hearing you talk about the unseen work of being a surrogate for your brother was powerful. It's work that I hadn't ever acknowledged even for myself.
I don’t have the words to reply at the moment. I became mother-less at 17, but my mum was very ill for 5 years before she died. Some of that she spent in hospital in another country. I didn’t know she was dying as she was always ill. It wasn’t spoken about. I’ve not recovered from that.
Thank you for your words and heart.
Thank you Margeaux.
My own experience mirrors yours in many ways. I lost my mom to breast cancer at age 12. At this point in my life, I have almost outlived her in years, but I still hold the fear of finding myself sick at a young age. Hearing you talk about the unseen work of being a surrogate for your brother was powerful. It's work that I hadn't ever acknowledged even for myself.
I don’t have the words to reply at the moment. I became mother-less at 17, but my mum was very ill for 5 years before she died. Some of that she spent in hospital in another country. I didn’t know she was dying as she was always ill. It wasn’t spoken about. I’ve not recovered from that.