It's 3AM and I am wide awake. The 3 year old is laying next to me. He is burning up. I have given him some tylenol, a drink of
water, and some extra cuddles. I am wide
awake and a million thoughts are going through my head. It's the life of a mom.
Earlier today I was with my own mom. She came with pizza, a knitting project and a
new iphone. I joked that hell had frozen
over as I took a selfie with her and showed her how to post it to her facebook
page, adding a little emoji and tagging me in the photo. My mom... who is still learning to turn on
the VCR now has an iphone. She has
always been about ten years behind the technology. I remember that my house growing up was the
only house that had an 8 track player when every other house had a record
player. We still had a corded phone when
everyone else's phone was cordless - talk about trying to have a private
conversation when you are stuck to a wall!
I love my mom dearly - God bless her - she is always behind the times...
except when it comes to health.
For over 40 years my mom was a registered nurse, taking care
of others. When it came to her own
health, she was diligent, which is why her breast cancer was detected so
early... because of modern technology like mammograms and sonograms. Isn't it ironic that the technology that my
mother takes so long to embrace is the same technology that has saved her
life? Not all of the other mothers in
the world are so lucky. Not all the
daughters in the world are writing about their moms in present tense.
In honor of my mom, I have made a pledge to walk 2 days, and
to raise $1800 for breast cancer research.
I can't do that alone, and I ask you for your support. All it takes is the click of a button on your
iphone.
To Donate: http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk/NewYork?px=1324249&pg=personal&fr_id=2406
