I found dozens of mom’s journals after she died. One of them is titled “Letters to Mom”. It’s a collection of letters she wrote to her mother — my “Nana Anna” — starting about four months after her death.
These posts are entries from that journal.
Dear Mom, It’s Sunday, September 16th. I’ll be 59 next Saturday. I’ve been spending a lot of time with Donna Omer — looking for a dress for David’s wedding. I had lost 21 lbs, but now I’m back up. I truly can’t imagine being at Dic’s for my birthday without you there. I miss you […]
Hi, Mom, You can’t imagine how much I miss you or how much I wish I could have spent more time with you. I think of you every day, especially at 7:00 pm when I used to call you. My heart is broken, and, losing you, I feel as if I’ve lost rock, my balance, […]