My husband is just learning this lesson. Everyone in the family lives to be 100, and no one ever gets sick. His dad at 88 was just found to have lung cancer that has spread to the bone. He had to be admitted to stablize his pain, and they are being forced to put him in a home, as he isnt safe at home, and momma cannot do this alone.

I learned this long ago, but my momma has been sick all of her life. She had polio as a child, and has suffered many maladies all through her life. Its a sad, hard lesson, and scary.

Love your momma while she is here. Take her to lunch. buy her flowers now. write her a card. Ask her about HER childhood. make sure you get her to write down recipes and make some yummy stuff together now.

Now is all any of us have.