My Mother

For many years, more than forty, my mother suffered with MS. Actually the whole family suffered with it.

This last weekend, I was able to walk in the Lethbridge Walk to End MS with my daughter, Penny and my grandson, Jordan, and Penny's friends. The weather was great and we walked 10 kilometres. I am so thankful that at 53 years old, I can still walk 10 kms.

My mother was already confined to her bed for most of the day by the time she was 53. She survived until she was 72, thanks to my youngest sister, Judy and my dad. They looked after her long after the rest of us left home. My dad, especially took great pride in looking after our mom and both the parents have given us so much in the way of modelling faith in God and each other. When you think about it, they truly lived their lives in service to one another. I only hope that I can be half as dedicated to my family as they are/were to theirs.

God bless Mom! And thank you, God that we still have our Dad with us to remind us of the love one can have for another and for God.