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My mom has been away from home now for about six months, and all this time, she's been recuperating from a horrible abscess that was once big enough to fit two fists into. She’s been bed ridden the whole time, and it’s taking its toll on her. Her wound is almost completely healed now, but the scar tissue has been giving her much trouble, and discomfort. I’m worried about what’s going to happen when she has to walk finally. I know it won’t be easy at first, and I hope that she can take it, because she’s not one to handle pain very well. It’s at a point where it’s so close…the wound’s almost healed, they’ve been getting her out of bed to sit in a wheelchair lately, but she has yet to attempt to walk. She’s so homesick. All she can think about is being able to come home. So close but so far…she and I have both been struggling with depression, and anxiety. And my little brother, Timmy, has Down Syndrome, just doesn’t understand why his momma is gone, and as a result, he’s been rebelling. I know he’s angry, and confused, and the poor little guy can’t even express himself with words. He can’t ask why his mom’s gone. He can’t TELL me how angry he is. It’s already hard enough on me, having to take care of him by myself, but he’s been forcing himself to vomit after he eats, he get up in the middle of the night and screams. He’s just been acting out, and it breaks my heart. It breaks my heart how lonely and sad my mom is. And along with the bouts of depression, the stress is taking its toll. Please, I ask you to just say a prayer for my mom, my brother, and me. God willing, it won’t be too much longer before she can come home, which will definitely take a lot of the stress of me, and give Timmy and my mom peace of mind. Thanks, and God bless.
