How do we say good bye to you, our mom?
Mommy passed away at 7:25 am this morning with daddy and mema by her side. We hope she was not scared or in pain. We will miss her so dearly. Just today we were still excited by the possibility of packing our bags to go see mommy in the hospital. We're not sure if we fully comprehend what mommy passing means. Perhaps it means she is gone to the moon like our bunnies, monkeys and blankets. Daddy says that mommy isn't coming back but that mommy loves us forever and that no one could possibly love us more.
We had the world's greatest mom. She brought us to life, adored us, put us in front of everybody else. She told us that we were her greatest joy, that when she found out she was pregnant with the two of us, the haze of past pain and time suddenly lifted. While we were a bit of a pain in the butt in the first few months, we look back upon this blog and see how happy mommy was to be our mommy. We feel the tragedy but could always see a little light in it. Her leukemia cut our time together swiftly but also kept her at home so we had the chance to spend quite a bit of time with her. For the latter we are grateful.
Daddy is going to prepare a celebration of life for mommy, probably may 3rd, in palo alto, ca. If anyone is interested in updates about this and mommy in general, sign up for the mailing list at mailchip using this link here. Daddy is collecting stories, pictures, videos and memories of mommy too and will aggregate those for anyone who is interested. Please share if you can. We are so thankful for all the stories and pictures that have already gone to daddy, the visitors, and the well wishes from everyone. We are fortunate and blessed girls.
Aunt Lin took such good care of us and Nai nai, Buo Buo and Aunt Loni all came to help and play with us outside. Even Aunt Deanne made a surprise visit to help take care of mommy's garden. Daddy played a lot of counting crows today because the song reminds him of the road trips that he and mommy took. We just wanted to hear vowels! We ended the day with daddy giving us a bath and doing a family book readings.
Mommy, we will miss you so much. Daddy already misses you dearly and cannot avoid thinking about you everywhere he turns. It will be tough to move forward, but we will, albeit missing a beautiful and necessary part of our lives. The emptiness will be there but we think it will get better with time. But don't worry mommy, we will make a grand life, keeping you in our minds and our hearts, thanks to the family that stretches from LA to Boston, from Italy to the Ultimate Fields, this utterly grand family that you have helped to create on this earth.
We love you.
Here is our day:
Blast from the past:
Brigati Cousins
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