She is very new to the village and was bought due to her name and of course
her lovely look.
This is Gloria who came with her daffodil blanket. She is awaiting her special little miss.
I bid on Gloria as soon as I saw her one because she is so sweet and two because she has the same name as my mother.
Unfortunately my mother passed away when she was only 42 leaving behind five children aged from 21 down to 9, for us it was a massive shock but for her the best and quickest way to go. She had a heart attack 8 days after her stomach had been removed due to the dreaded cancer, after her death we were told that she would have only had about 6 months to live, so for her the best result.
She was a lovely shy woman who saw the good in everyone, she loved her garden , old furniture, fabric etc and her family and is of course still missed 37 years later.
Now Mum had dark hair so this little bear will be waiting for just the right dark haired Sasha to appear or maybe she's already here and I just need to introduce them.....
What a lovely tribute to your late mother Dee. She sounded a very special lady as most mums are. My mother also died of cancer and suffered for the last 6 months of her life. I nursed her during this time and was relieved when she finally passed away that she would no longer have to suffer.
ReplyDeleteI think Gloria Bear is a wonderful gesture to remember your dear mum. God Bless Her (and you - sometimes-when you are NOT writing poems:) )
Thank you Ronny. She was Special as are all Mum's as you rightly say.
DeleteWe count ourselves lucky (?)not to have had to watch her suffer and also worry that she was leaving her younger daughters of just 13 and 9.So that at least was a blessing and all those years ago the treatments were not as good as today.
Yes Gloria Bear will need a special Sasha to be her little Miss.......I may have to buy another Sasha! how do these things happen?? :)
So sad to hear about your mother passing away at such a young age (but as you say you wouldn't have wanted her to suffer anymore after such a massive operation) and leaving such a large and young family to cope without a mother.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that your mother will be very proud, if you and Michelle, who I met last year, are to go by, of how well you have all obviously looked after and cared for each other in her unfortunate absence.
Your new little bear is simply delightful and I'm sure will soon find a dark haired little Miss to be a good companion too. (Have you thought of pairing her and the newly arrived brunette baby together, or does it have to be with one of the bigger kids?
Thank you Kendal.I was already married and living a good few miles away but we all managed to support and be there for each other over the years and My dad did the best he could considering.
DeleteI think Gloria Bear will need a big Sasha as her miss, a nice try to get me to keep the baby :)
Lovely tribute to your mum who died too young. my mum died aged 41 of a brain haemorrage when I was 13, treatment then was unlikely to have given her much of a chance of normal life if she had survived. Her loss was devastating for us, and I still remember so much very vividly. I hope you find the right friend for Gloria bear.
ReplyDeleteThank you, you understand that the memories are so vivid and your family like ours although devastated know that for her it was the best way to go. It is surprising how many children suffer the loss of a parent so young and how that colours their lives. In my family everyone one of the five of us were conscious of approaching our 42nd birthdays and then going beyond.
DeleteAwww what a beautiful bear and such a nice tribute to your dear mum. How dreadful for you and your family that she should pass away so quickly, but for her, as you said, the very best way to go. I hope when my time comes I go that quickly, but I hope it'll not be for a while yet. I lost my dad when he was 61 and that was young enough for me, for any parent to die when only in their 40s, and not have the pleasure of seeing their children grow up, is a terrible tragedy.
ReplyDeleteSending big hugs Dee, from Sharon in Spain xxxx (((HUGS)))
Thank you Sharon.
DeleteI must say that I hope when my time comes, when I am very very old and have lorded it over my children, grandchildren and great granchildren, it will be painless and quick!
Unfortunately there are lots of children out there who suffer these losses, some who were or are much worse off than my family at least we still had our Dad and my eldest sister and I were adults although only just. It was the younger ones that came off the worse but we all survived as people do.
Hugs Dee xx