I WISH THIS COULD HAVE LASTED FOREVER!

Today I took my mommy to two appointments. One for an ultrasound and the other was a PET SCAN. She always like to go through the drive thru at Slim Chickens when we get done at her appointments. She doesn't eat much these days. So I always look forward to getting her 3 chicken tenders and a Coke. She has lost over 70 pounds. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in may of 2019. On the way home, the sun was shining so bright. She looked so happy eating her chicken tenders.

My mommy is a person that doesn't need or want much in life. She 's always been a hard worker. She took care of both of her parents until they passed away. They she took care of my paternal grandfather for 35 years before he passed. She raised 5 kids with a coal miners pay.

Anyway, I got very sad! I kept hearing the lyrics to the John Denver song"Sunshine on my shoulders", I'm my head. So I turned the song on my phone and my mommy and I listened to John Denver songs all the way home. She would pay her foot at times. But all the while, I was crying quiet tears, while driving. At one moment, my mommy handed me a Kleenex, she had , and never said a word. She always has Kleenex with her. But all I could do, is listen to the words and want to make that trip home last as long as I could. You see, my mommy, has dementia. I see less and less of the mommy that raised me. I told her, I wish we had 20 years earlier and could run around together and do all the fun things together. I feel sometimes, like I'm grieving her now. I know that's not right. But today was a good day. Regardless the results of her tests, I'll never forget that ride home. I wish it could have lasted forever.

I'm leaving the link below to the song " Sunshine on my shoulders". I hope you'll take a ride with your mommy and just listen to the words. God bless you. Goodnight.