Sad news about my mom

[RStar]

Hello everyone. I'm posting this here because I think it may be awkward to try to post it on FB where my mom can read it.

This is hard for me to put into words.

My mom was married at 14 and had me at 15. Because of her young age, I grew up feeling like we were from the same generation. We like a lot of the same stuff including music, TV & movies, and sci fi. As an adult we have become close friends.

She watched Walt build Disneyland on TV and her dad bought their first TV so his daughter wouldn't leave to go to a friends house every Sunday to watch it. Then in 1956, the second summer the park was open, her family drove down from San Fransisco to visit it. My first visit was when my mom and aunt took me in 1960 when I was one. Then we went once or twice a year growing up. She had moved to the Atlanta area for about 15 years but moved back about about 12 years ago. Since then we have been going to the park fairly often, doing Mouse adventure for a few years (where some of you may have met her), the 50th anniversary of the Mickey Mouse club gold mouse ears thing in front of the castle, and Mickey's Halloween Treat, and more. We always go on our birthdays.

She fell and broke her leg in November, then we found out in January that she has terminal cancer in all of her organs including the brain, lungs, and bones (which is how her femur broke so easily). She has just a few months at the most. She has been pretty week, but in fairly good spirits. She wants to try to go to the movies and to Disneyland a couple of times before she passes. I'm a little nervous trying to get her out of the house, but I'm well trained with my wife's health issues. I'm trying to do what I can to make the best of the time she has left.

This is going to be quite hard for me to handle, but I won't be alone. Thank you for a place to put it out there.

[alphabassettgrrl]

**hugs** I'm sorry. I'm glad you have a place here that you can talk about it.

[Morrigoon]

So sorry to hear it, rstar.

[scaeagles]

That is rough. So sorry. Certain things no one should have to endure.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm so sorry Rob.

[€uroMeinke]

So sorry Rob, but hopefully you can make these last days as joyous as possible. Love and mojo to both of you.

[katiesue]

So sorry to hear this.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I'm really sorry to hear that.
<virtual hugs>, fully exchangeable for <actual hugs> upon request

[RStar]

Thank you everyone. It's very much appreciated.

My mom wants to get out, but she continues to have different health issues. She doesn't want to live her last days in her little bedroom, but I'm not sure we are just kidding ourselves that she will ever be able to get out again. Even if we can make one quick trip to Disneyland with my daughter so that my mom can be there with her great granddaughter's first trip to Disneyland. I'm talking rolling her onto Main Street in a wheel chair, take some pictures, then leave. That's all she wants. Ever since she found out that my daughter was pregnant, she would say she had to be there for her first trip. I hope we can swing it.

[blueerica]

You can swing it. It's not going to be easy, but you can swing it. By the sounds of it, it will be worth every second of it to your mom, so let her help you dictate what she can and can't handle. Any way you can get some extra help to make this happen?

I wish I was still in SoCal because I'd be there to assist, if the help was wanted. I think these sorts of moments and memories are so important.

Love and mojo to you, your mom, and your family.