YESTERDAY'S BIRTHDAY 10-27-2021
Yesterday was my
Birthday!
Though birthdays are generally happy
occasions, I felt lost and sad.
To explain, my precious mother, whom
I love dearly and abundantly, is fighting for her life in a hospital.
I visit my mother when I am able to
but, it is difficult.
It feel like a cutting blade severing
every part of my insides, seeing what my dear mother is going through. I feel
sadness and helplessness.
My sister, whom has been a + support now
cannot be.
My sister is fighting lung cancer and
is going through chemotherapy and radiation.
Other family members have health
challenges that take up much of their time and energy.
Yesterday was my birthday and though
I was experiencing pain, sadness and loneliness, my friends came through for
me.
My friend, Linda who has the same
birthday as me, refused to allow me to dwell on such troubling issues.
Linda, me and some of my friends at
the VNA Assisted Living on Alewife Brook Parkway in Somerville, Mass. celebrated
our Birthdays with us!
Yes, we celebrated in grand fashion!
1st, we had what we called
our Birthday Breakfast, eating what we wanted and forgetting what we shouldn’t
have been eating.
We both exchanged Birthday cards and
gifts in a manner that was loving, kind and supportive.
Linda and I celebrated our special
day throughout the morning and afternoon.
It gave me a warm feeling knowing
there were friends that loved me and I could depend on for support. I love them
and they know that they can always depend on me.
At the end of the day, was an extraordinary
surprise, the children came.
Monica brought her 5 children to
spend time with me.
There were Lucia, Joseph, Therese, Miriam
and Grace.
My friends, time with the children
was simply amazing!
These were some of the children I
taught from the Catholic Church who came to VNA so we could also be a part in
the Celebration of the Mass. I taught the children so others could partake of
the Mass.
As the children left, and my Birthday
came to a close, I closed my eyes, bowed my head and gave thanks to God for life
and for placing all these wonderful people into my Life.
With sincerity, love and with a
grateful heart
Evelyn Pinto
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