Mom's Last Christmas
Almost one holiday too late24 total reviews
Comment from writer723
I really enjoyed reading this piece. It was very interesting and intriguing. I felt drawn into the situation being described. Your words painted such a vivid picture in my mind. Great writing!
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2021
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I really enjoyed reading this piece. It was very interesting and intriguing. I felt drawn into the situation being described. Your words painted such a vivid picture in my mind. Great writing!
Comment Written 19-Jun-2021
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2021
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Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Thank you for reading and reviewing my work. I think things are slowing down enough I'll be able to get on Fanstory more frequently.
Comment from Monica Chaddick
Congratulations on your work being recognized. This was a beautiful and heart wrenching piece. Your mom sounds like she was a very independent and decisive person. I noticed one tiny spelling error. When you talked about her familiarizing herself with her new mobility challenge, herself was misspelled. Surely, just a typo.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Congratulations on your work being recognized. This was a beautiful and heart wrenching piece. Your mom sounds like she was a very independent and decisive person. I noticed one tiny spelling error. When you talked about her familiarizing herself with her new mobility challenge, herself was misspelled. Surely, just a typo.
Comment Written 05-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from juliaSjames
This must have been difficult to relive as you wrote about a traumatic period in your life. I'm so sorry for your lost because your mom was a young woman by today's standards.
You give a great account of her spunkiness. I had no idea a patient could pull out a ventilator.
Since this is an entry for the holiday blessings contest, I'm wondering if you could add a little more about the nice celebration at home even though you're dealing with a word limit. Who was there, what gifts were exchanged, photos ... you get the idea.
Best wishes for the contest.
Stay safe healthy and blessed.
Julia
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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This must have been difficult to relive as you wrote about a traumatic period in your life. I'm so sorry for your lost because your mom was a young woman by today's standards.
You give a great account of her spunkiness. I had no idea a patient could pull out a ventilator.
Since this is an entry for the holiday blessings contest, I'm wondering if you could add a little more about the nice celebration at home even though you're dealing with a word limit. Who was there, what gifts were exchanged, photos ... you get the idea.
Best wishes for the contest.
Stay safe healthy and blessed.
Julia
Comment Written 04-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much Julia. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I'm glad you got to have a good Christmas with your mum before she died. You'll always that lovely memory. We don't realise the true worth until it's the last one. And we don't know that at the time. This was a lovely story, well done and good luck in the contest. :)) Sandra
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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I'm glad you got to have a good Christmas with your mum before she died. You'll always that lovely memory. We don't realise the true worth until it's the last one. And we don't know that at the time. This was a lovely story, well done and good luck in the contest. :)) Sandra
Comment Written 04-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much Sandra. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from MissMerri
Oh my, this is so sad, but so well told. There is a brevity and a minimalism that makes this especially powerful. It's as if you eliminated every word that wasn't absolutely vital to the telling of your story. I found it very effective. Well done.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Oh my, this is so sad, but so well told. There is a brevity and a minimalism that makes this especially powerful. It's as if you eliminated every word that wasn't absolutely vital to the telling of your story. I found it very effective. Well done.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from Tpa
wonderful memoir you wrote. You presented your character as a strong, courageous woman who loved her children very much and wanted the best for them.I wish you the best in the contest.
MISSPELLED--herself
you wrote-HEJRSELF looks like typo.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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wonderful memoir you wrote. You presented your character as a strong, courageous woman who loved her children very much and wanted the best for them.I wish you the best in the contest.
MISSPELLED--herself
you wrote-HEJRSELF looks like typo.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from mermaids
I think your Mom's spirit was there when you graduated college. She sounds like a spunky lady and I am glad you had that last time with her. I enjoyed reading your story and I work in a nursing home. Your Mom must have been a nurse.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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I think your Mom's spirit was there when you graduated college. She sounds like a spunky lady and I am glad you had that last time with her. I enjoyed reading your story and I work in a nursing home. Your Mom must have been a nurse.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much, yes she was an RN. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from Liz O'Neill
No matter how long ago it was, we miss them. In fact someone told me we miss them more the longer it's been, because it has been a long time. I am sorry for your sense of deep loss. I hope writing this help you heal. Hopefully, all of the readers who needed to healed a bit. Thank you.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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No matter how long ago it was, we miss them. In fact someone told me we miss them more the longer it's been, because it has been a long time. I am sorry for your sense of deep loss. I hope writing this help you heal. Hopefully, all of the readers who needed to healed a bit. Thank you.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from Suzanna Ray
Dear Earl, I suspect you will never forget your mother's last Christmas. Memories of expectations of joy not fulfilled, never are.
Thank you for sharing this part of your life, it explains in part, why and what you write.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Dear Earl, I suspect you will never forget your mother's last Christmas. Memories of expectations of joy not fulfilled, never are.
Thank you for sharing this part of your life, it explains in part, why and what you write.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.
Comment from Susan Larson
Even though things didn't turn out like you might like for them to, you still made a positive memory of your mother's last Christmas. You communicated to the end, then communicated well to generations to come.
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Even though things didn't turn out like you might like for them to, you still made a positive memory of your mother's last Christmas. You communicated to the end, then communicated well to generations to come.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2020
reply by the author on 05-Oct-2020
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Thank you very much. I appreciate you reading and reviewing my work.