I am thankful that my one and only mother came through her surgery with a smile on her face and an excellent prognosis. Now that I am back home, and while everyone else is in bed, I am sitting alone in the dark, reflecting on the day.
When looking back for those positive moments of the day, I found an abundance........I would highly recommend:
*the Sandford Health Facilities in Sioux Falls, SD as a place to take those you love the most who need special health care;
*traveling for 7 hours in a car in one day with your (or I should say MY) sister....I could've done it for 17, or 27, or 37 hours;
*listening to the Gophers beat No. 1 Indiana on the radio while driving - I am not ashamed to say that I sang the Gopher Fight Song more than once - out loud;
*talking with your dad about your favorite books and historical icons - I now think I need to find out more about Alexander Hamilton;
*brother in laws who know you will be starving and so have dinner ready the second you walk through the door - bless you Mike;
*eldest sons who stay up late to help you set up your new i-phone and not once get impatient with you when you ask multiple times how exactly do you reply to emails;
*daughters who meet you at your car door the second you pull into the garage with hugs and kisses and treat you like you've been gone a month - not just over night;
*middle sons who want to know all the technical details about Grandma's surgery then stop you mid-sentence and just want to know, "is Grandma going to be all right";
*husbands who get the kiddos ready for school, do the dishes, put laundry away, go grocery shopping, take a daughter to dance, fix the water softener, help with homework, solve a car problem;
*moms who are moms even after they've gone through major surgery and tell the nurse, "these are my girls".
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