ME-as I go through this zany, marvelous, difficult experience called: "LIFE"!

  Thanksgiving Day, 2021 Through all the troubles, difficulties and trials I a m now facing, I am grateful for the blessings of some exceptional people who decorate my life. Today, I celebrated Thanksgiving with friends. My brother, Paul, and his girlfriend, Cherry, did pop in and the end of the day, which I was so grateful for. Thanksgiving Dinner was a tasty, wonderful and flavorsome meal that was cooked, prepared and served with elegance and pleasantness by the kitchen and dining staff where I live. The entire kitchen and dining staff did their jobs with total excellence! Sometime after our dinner, I sponsored a Dessert Bar for all the residents, staff and families (and whomever wanted to come) on the 3 rd floor in the building in which I live in. The Dessert Bar was a huge success! Friends enjoyed some homemade pie (with whipped cream) that was made by a church member at their church Bake Sale, homemade cookies and other dessert delicacies that were spread over...

Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, 2021. My family and friends, I have been blessed and blessed abundantly. Yesterday, though, was a bitter sweet Thanksgiving for me. This was the 1 st Thanksgiving without my sweet, precious mother. (My mother passed away on October 31 st of this year). I usually spent my Thanksgivings with her. I miss my mother all the time. My sister, Roberta, whom I love dearly, is in the hospital fighting complications from the chemotherapy that she takes for the lung cancer attacking her body. I love my sister, Roberta, talk to her daily, worry about her constantly and pray for her diligently. All this being too much for me to handle, I place my life, my worries, my concerns and my sister’s health into the Mighty Hands of God. I bow my head and pray to Him who listens and works miracles. I have the assurance and faith that God will answer my prayers. Love and prayers, Evelyn Pinto November 26, 2021  

 

  Eulogy: My Mother, Gloria Pinto Psalm 31:9 Be merciful to me, Lord for I am in distress. My eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. With sadness, sorrow and immeasurable grief, I stand before all of you to tell you about my mother, Gloria Pinto. My mother, Gloria Pinto, passed away on October 31 st , 2021. That was the day of my mother’s death. That was also the morning my mother was welcomed into The Gates of Heaven, into the open Arms of Jesus. My family and friends, the time of my mother’s death is not important.   My mother’s life was. My mother lived her life well, very well. My mother loved her children immensely. She loved all her grandchildren immeasurably. And she loved Jesus enormously. And we all loved my mother so, so very much! My mother cared for her family, all her family with an overabundance of love. In her later years, we as a family, cared for her. My mother, Gloria Pinto, loved God and she loved people, all people!...

  My Mother, Gloria Pinto’s Has Passed Away With immeasurable grief, sadness and sorrow my sweet, precious mother, Gloria Pinto, passed away on Sunday morning of October 31 st , 2021. My sweet mother left this Earth and was welcomed into The Gates of Heaven this morning, into the Arms of Jesus. My mother was loving, magical and kind. My mother loved her children unconditionally, loved her grandchildren, all her grandchildren immensely and she loved Jesus abundantly. My mother loved God and she loved people, all people. My mother, Gloria Pinto, leaves behind her children, Roseanna Ambrose, Roberta Marquis, Evelyn Pinto (me), Theresa DelMonica and Paul Pinto Jr. My mother, Gloria Pinto, also leaves behind 3 sisters Judy, Marge and Evelyn, 3 sisters in laws, Rosemarie, Peggy and Helen a brother in law, Joseph and countless grandchildren, great grandchildren, great, great grandchildren   with a few great, great, great grandchildren. My mother, Gloria Pinto, also le...

  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 Birt...

  Life Is Tough Living with serious, life threatening medical illnesses is rough! Living with the knowledge of those you dearly love having serious, life threatening and grim medical illnesses, well, this all places me in a dark place that I never wanted to even enter. Exhaustion, pain and difficulties breathing are symptoms of my medical dilemma, and also with those I dearly love. Sickness, especially serious illnesses happens through no fault of myself, those I love, and all those who live with chronic illnesses. How do we handle this? Who do we go to when the pain gets so severe that moving becomes a crisis? How do we reassure those we love when pain, fatigue and exhaustion call the shots? How do we even sleep at night when we fixate over realistic thoughts that we may not wake up tomorrow? What do we do when we want to ask our healthcare professionals questions when we are scared of and/or don’t want the answers? What do we tell our family and friends? Wha...