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Mom, I Love You to Infinity and Beyond!

May 31, 2020 By Sherri

I used to tell my mom, “I love you to infinity” and she would reply “and BEYOND” (and visa versa). I will cherish this sweet voice mail from my mom forever!

My mom was a loving, caring mom to my sister, brother and me! Though we all had challenges in this life, we remained very close, good friends! My mom struggled with chronic illness since the early 90’s.

In 2011, she was diagnosed with Lung Cancer! Then my brother passed away about 10 months later. The whole family has been beyond devastated! Then my sister got Cancer and went through a horrible battle. We hung onto each other tightly, as all three of us were grieving and fighting for our lives!

When Mom was first diagnosed, she was was given a year to live, IF she lived through the surgery and treatment (which we know without a doubt she would not have). We agreed none of us were ready to lose her to surgery and treatments and life in a nursing home, so we chose to take some alternative measures. Mom didn’t want my sister and me to lose her after we lost my brother, so she fought hard!

For 5 years, she had many close calls, she was unable to care for her own daily needs for months at a time, had lots of visits to the ER and help with rides, shopping, cooking and cleaning. Thankfully, she did have small windows of times in between her treatments when she could heat up her own food and drive a little bit. The last 3 1/2 years were extremely difficult, painful and full of constant crisis, close calls, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted livings and finally in Hospice.

This recording was from when she was in Porter Hospice for 4 1/2 months. We are so thankful she had a couple months there where she was really enjoying life the best she could, sitting in her favorite place in the living room and enjoying a beautiful garden right outside her doors! This voicemail was left when we had just had the alarms on her chair turned off for a month and she was FREE to move about in her room! She was puttering around, organizing things and talking on the phone. I am so grateful for the short time my mom had to enjoy her last days at Porter, before she had to go!

Soon after this voicemail, she went down hill.  Below is a short video of us sharing our “Infinity and Beyond” just a few days before she passed on. 

Mom, you fought an incredible fight and have suffered so long.  I miss you beyond words and I LOVE YOU TO INFINITY AND BEYOND! Forever and ever and ever!

Filed Under: Grief and Tribulations, Living My Life Tagged With: assisted living, cancer, death, grief, hospice, infinity and beyond, loss, mom, mommy, mother, porter hospice residence, seniors

Happy Mother’s Day to the Most Amazing Mom!

June 30, 2019 By Sherri

Happy Mother’s Day to the most amazing, strongest and feistiest person I know!

💖 Love you, Momma!

Filed Under: Thoughts for the Day Tagged With: love, mom, mother, Mother's Day

My Mom Chosen Senior of the Month

August 1, 2018 By Sherri

 

My mom, Carole Mitchell, was chosen as Elderlink Home Care, Inc.‘s senior of the month for July! They are choosing one person a month to celebrate their 30 years in business. We were so elated to get this news! My mom certainly deserves recognition for her years of service in business and devotion to friends and family! And it included a $300 grant!

Thank you, Elderlink! And thank you, Shannon U, for telling me about the nominations for this!


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♡ Sherri

Filed Under: Thoughts for the Day Tagged With: award, counting my blessings, friends and family, fun, invisible disabilities, mom, mother, personal story, relationships, senior

Visit with Family

May 22, 2013 By Sherri

IMG_2545 After many months of trying to make plans and plans falling through, we finally made it to Grand Junction to visit my sister, brother in law, great niece and great nephew!

Getting my mom there was a challenge due to her health and battle with lung cancer and my sister is fighting breast cancer. She has had several surgeries and a ton of chemo treatments. This summer, she will be facing radiation M-F for six weeks!


Super Deb Off DutyI had this yard sign made for her, because she has always been Super Deb but needs a break! It is time for people to be there for her and they have been!This was a low-key, enjoyable visit as we all Sisterssat out on my sister’s famous back patio, amidst her incredible garden of flowers and vegetables.

Being there without my brother was extremely hard on us all. We went to his grave site and bawled in devastation. This was the first time we had seen the bench my sister designed and it was breath-taking and the most amazing memorial I have ever laid eyes on. It was incredible!

Sherri at Jim's BenchJim,

I looked for you at home.
I looked for you at your grave.
But you are not there.

Where you stood beside me
and where you loved me,
there is a giant hole.

I wish you were in my arms.
But I rejoice that you are with Jesus
… and you are in my heart.

I love you Big Brudder!! My life is not the same without you.

Filed Under: Counting My Blessings, Grief and Tribulations, Living My Life Tagged With: brother, counting my blessings, family, grieving, in memory, Jim Mitchell, mom, sister, trip, visit

Mom Had Another Serious Health Crisis

April 26, 2013 By Sherri

Mom and Sherri on Her BirthdayMy mom had another serious health crisis last night. Please keep her in your prayers! Although I shouldn’t be driving and can barely stand up, I am driving her to the hospital for more tests today.

Even as a child, I told my mom I would take care of her when I grew up. In my twenties, before I got sick, I was looking at a townhouse to buy for her. I always imagined I would provide her a home and wonderful care. But I can’t even care for myself and need help too.

So, Wayne does a lot of shopping for her, I do things remotely with ordering and other things, give her rides when I shouldn’t, help her around the house when I can barely stand, etc. 1-2 times a week. I have been unable to do my own therapies, doctor appts, dishes, etc. but I wish I could do so much more!! She is so alone and needs help daily!

Thank you to Mary, Barb, Briana, SR and Pam for helping her when you can and most of all for being a friend to her! I cannot tell you how much your love means to my mom and to me!!

Do any of you know a nice lady who might need a cheap place to live in exchange for helping her part time? The landlords would raise my mom’s rent, so there would be a small charge depending on how many hours the person helps. Just a thought.

I have blocked my mom from this post, because she feels horribly guilty when people help her and hates being in this position! I am sure we all will when the time comes. But at least most people have a child or relative who is not ill and sometimes the means to get other help.

Honestly, with losing my brother then getting Peppermint Patty intended for good therapy turning out to rip out my heart and several other tragedies and challenges that I keep getting hit with, on top of normal daily mountains, I have never been in such a bad place.

Thanks for listening and thank you for your prayers,

Sherri

Filed Under: Grief and Tribulations, Living My Life Tagged With: emergency room, family, health, lung cancer, mom

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I am a singer, dancer, actress, model. ... Oh wait! That was my life BEFORE Lyme Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury and Chemical Injury. Join me on my pursuit to find joy in the midst of loss and pain! The one thing I certainly still have in this life is my humor! I hope you enjoy my blog full of information about living with disabling illness, pain and loss, as well as counting my blessings and just being plain silly!

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