I appreciate the support and prayers that those of you have given me the past few weeks.
Two nights ago, Mom's oxygen level dropped to 78, and the staff at the physical rehabilitation facility were contemplating calling me. Today, her oxygen level was up to 93 at Mercy Medical Center, so who knows...maybe she'll once again bounce back to "normal" within the next few days?So far, I have not cancelled any campaign activities for the May primary or play rehearsals for the June melodrama. But if my mother's medical condition digresses, I may have to.
Scriptures tell us that we are to honor our mother and father. At times, I feel blessed to be single, because I have the luxury of time to assist a parent, that I wouldn't necessarily have if I had other family members to support.
To me, there is no higher calling than to provide assistance
to those who have encouraged us and assisted us over the years.
My mother, and father if he were alive, take precedence over everything else: campaigning, play rehearsals, or (for those of you who have recently driven by my house in Oakland can attest) mowing the yard.I had planned to begin cutting our grass two weeks ago amid the nice, warm weather, when my mother suddenly needed physical rehabilitation. I had put off all of my friends who had helped me in the past with the yard, telling them that I was going to give it a try....the first time in 20 months since my cancer.
Imagine my delight when a next-door neighbor whom I had never met before, appeared at our door this morning and offered to cut some of the grass! This has truly been a blessed Easter! I didn't have any time today to cut the grass or to go campaigning door-to-door, but that's okay.
I got my mother an Easter Lilly for her hospital room,
and THAT takes precedence over everything else!
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