May 10, 2026
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers. Children, may your mothers live a long, healthy, and happy life. Cherish your mother while you have her.
I lost my mother to Alzheimer’s in September of 2024. My loss is still too recent for Mother’s Day to be a good day for me.
The ads pushing me to buy something for my mother, are a blow to my heart. At least Amazon allows you to turn off ads for Mother’s and Father’s Day.
Mother’s Day has become a time for remembering my mother, grandmothers, and my Great-Aunt Hazel. My Great-Aunt Hazel was loved as if she were one of my grandmothers.
I take time to remember the stories they told, the lives they lived, and the love they gave me. I do this with the love in my heart that I have for them. I have such happy memories of my grandmothers and Great-Aunt Hazel, and I find comfort in them. They live on in my heart.
With my mother, I struggle. I try to remember the earlier days, before Alzheimer’s began the long goodbye. It is hard to get past the last eight years of her life and remember who she was before. While she lives in my heart with love, sorrow lives next to the love. One day, I hope she only lives in my heart with love.
Blackberry Homestead 
Julia, this is a beautiful post. You are still grieving. I understand. I hope one day she will live in your heart with just love.
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Thank you for your sympathy. I believe someday, I will hold her in my heart with only love.
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I understand. My mom passed away on Mother’s Day. I am a stepmom but my husband and I met after his children were almost teenagers, so it was challenging at times for me to bond but we did. Now, I am a grandma a few times over! I am happy for those with good relations with their parents and for moms.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I hope your mother lives in your heart with only love. It is wonderful that you were able to bond with your stepchildren and become a grandma to their children.
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My mom passed peacefully in her mid 70’s. I think that losing someone to Alzheimers must have been very difficult. My dad passed away 2 years later near us in Florida. I am glad he had the opportunity to see my life in one place as I was always on the move so much and he met my husband and our home. Sometimes that is all you can hope for!
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My dad passed away in his sleep. He knew he didn’t have long and made peace with it. He continued to live his life, planting his garden and cooking for friends and family. He looked after Mom until he passed away. He went out of his way to tell us he loved us and was proud of us. I was happy I came to see him before he passed away. I knew it might be the last time I would get to see him.
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