We all have those family members that are just forces of nature. They can move mountains by sheer will – that and the mountain not dare to disobey. This is my mother. . She has always been feisty (I come by it naturally) always spirited, always determined. And she will argue with you all night long that she is not stubborn.
Be beat stage 4+ ovarian cancer, many times when the doctors expected her not to make it she surprised them. Once even leaving messages for them that if they did not come and get her out of the “dying ward” of the hospital, she would walk out herself because she was going home. Who can argue with that? She had a team of doctors in her room shortly after leaving the message.
And yes, she still smokes, thankyouverymuch. Yes, she knows it’s bad for her, especially after she survived such late stage cancer, but she did survive, she old, she enjoys smoking and she is going to do it.
And once again she has surprised me. After hearing the news that she was not in good health and doctors were not optimistic, she is, once again, just fine. I have often said she will outlive us all, cigarette in hand. And after this I am nore4 convinced than ever. And even though she will swear she is not stubborn at all, I am very thankful for it in her, because I have no doubt has been a combination of unwavering Faith and simply determination that has seen her through.
My mother: Pure Guts and Grace.
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