Unhappy New Year

Just moments ago my mom took her last breath. She held on for 4 long weeks, the dr. gave her just days on her first trip to the hospital. It is amazing the things that go through you mind when a loved one passes. I am never again going to taste my mom homemade tortillas and refried beans. Her enchiladas, her chili, her baked goods. My mom could cook. She could make anything from scratch on a budget of a few dollars. I remember coming home from school and a batch of chocolate chip cookie bars would be waiting. When my mom was good she was a great mom. She did however suffer from a gripping addition to alcohol. She battled her addition, had good years and bad years. Tonight her liver failed, her kidneys failed and she is now free from her addition and once again reunited with my father, who died 20 years ago. My mom never could get past his early death, also a alcohol related death, his just included a gun. She had a great giggle, a great smile, a heart of gold, and she loved her family.