Comments on: One last column for a one-of-a-kind mom

By: Eric Toh

Eric Toh — Fri, 09 May 2025 04:38:04 +0000

In reply to Mallika.

I just finished rereading For One More Day for the second time, and it moved me deeply once again. It reminded me how precious time with our loved ones truly is, especially with my mom, who’s nearing her 80s.

As soon as my car is serviced, I’m heading home to take her out for lunch and cherish this moment while I still can.

Thank you, Mitch, for writing something that touches the heart so profoundly, especially mine.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:32:18 +0000

If you invest time in making memories while they’re alive, when they’re gone, they live on within you. Like a penny in a piggy bank, even though it’s gone. Shake it, and you can hear it.

By: Diane pendleton

Diane pendleton — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 01:53:17 +0000

In reply to Pat Bristow. I’m here if you need a listening ear. There’s nothing more relaxing than having an ear to talk to that holds no judgement. My thoughts and prayers are with you Take care

By: Joanne Sawchuk Léger

Joanne Sawchuk Léger — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:34:35 +0000

In reply to Theresa Ramus. Sublime memories of a beloved mother always...

By: Suzanne Dolgoff

Suzanne Dolgoff — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:29:24 +0000

Your mother sounds like she was loving , strong and amazing. You have so eloquently expressed the essence of who she was. You were blessed to have been brought up and loved by this amazing woman. Thank you for sharing such a personal relationship

By: Ruth Kniveton

Ruth Kniveton — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:20:35 +0000

So beautifully written. She must have been wonderful

By: Gwendolyn Makowiec

Gwendolyn Makowiec — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:48:33 +0000

Such a beautiful testimony of your mother’s love for you, and your love for her.
It’s hard to be your parents guardian, I know how hard. But it’s something that I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world.
I hope many precious memories of both my parents last days, and I know that they knew just how much I loved them.
And I know how much they loved me.
You have been blessed to have a mother who loved you enough to kick your butt and set you straight when needed, and your memories will always be with you and let you remember your mother’s voice, especially since it’s in your heart and not just your mind.♥️

By: Mallika

Mallika — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:26:39 +0000

In reply to Theresa Ramus. It brought a lump to my throat.

By: Mallika

Mallika — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:24:24 +0000

It brought a lump to my throat. Miss my mother, reading this

By: Margaret Haman

Margaret Haman — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:16:00 +0000

What a sweet tribute to a lovely mother. All we can do is hold on to all the memories, pictures, pieces of clothing or pieces of treasures they left behind. It’s funny how roles reverse when we get older and they get more health problems and more frail. I remember running every day to the rehab center for my mom. They wouldn’t let her have solids anymore. I asked her what she would like to eat. Mushroom soup and a Wendy’s frosty. From that day on I would come home, stir up some mushroom soup, strain it and put it in a thermos and stop by Wendy’s and get her a little frosty. I would spoon feed her whatever she wanted. I love all that time and many more times with her. Cherish my memories now and go to the cemetery to visit mom and dad and put seasonal flowers on their grave (and yes, maybe talk to them a little)