Legacy~

My son and I loaded in our car and drove to Longview to visit a family member that is dying. The radio was playing in the background and we would make small talk, (as much as you can get out of a 13 year old boy that is not sure why he is going to visit someone he really doesn't know). So we walk in the room and there she is, a woman I have watched all my life as a little girl, always doing something...always walking around making sure everyone had what they needed. I really can't remember a time when she sat for a long period of time. Her house was always neat, her bed was always made (funny, I would make note of that as a child), and her kitchen never had dishes in the sink.

I walked over to her bed where she spends all her time and just held her hands...Every now and then she would try really hard to get up, however, when you are down to 65 lbs, that is impossible. Her son was there and assured her she was okay and to just go back to sleep. I watched her breathing with the aid of oxygen, knowing this is not where anyone wants their life to end. I know if she had her way, she would be in her living room offering me something to drink. And sitting long enough to catch up on my life. But that is no longer the case. She can ask no more questions, make anymore drinks, wash any more dishes, or make anymore beds. She just sleeps. I watched her sleep and it was more than I could bare, tears starting rolling down my face. It's sad to know your life will more than likely end up right here where she is today....Live every moment...Don't miss a thing....Make every day a vacation....And always love...you never know when that love will come back to you again....