Five days ago, on Wednesday, April 26, my mother, Ana Maria Rivera Melgar, passed away. Those of you who visit these places (blog, Facebook...), do so for various reasons, the most common are two: for friendship and for the fight against Parkinson's disease. And many times, these two go together.I dedicated the book "The Cure for Parkinson's" to her and she was following the sales with great enthusiasm. Not because of the financial part but because she found it magical that books from the English translation were sold in India, Japan or Canada. "Her" book...
What else could I say? She knew well what Parkinson's was like as a family caregiver and she always supported me to keep one of the two promises I made to my father so that he would go peacefully: to help the patients and their families (she reminded me to put everything important in a blog and in free books). The other promise was to take care of her.
(The photo is from a month ago, March 26).
You rest in peace...
'Only those who avoid love can avoid grief. The point is to learn from grief and remain vulnerable to love.'
John Brantner.
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What a beautiful lady! I’m so sorry for your loss. My mom passed away a year ago in April. Sometimes I feel so sad that other people won’t get to know her and her crazy sense of humor and intelligence. She was wonderful and it’s always hard to lose wonderful people who happen to love us so much. There’s nothing like a good mom. Although my dad was pretty wonderful also.
Grief is painful. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. You go back and forth of course but gradually begin to see little bits of progress. But that doesn’t mean you’ll ever lose her truly. Of course it’s not the same but it’s something: she will always be with you in your heart .
Thank you so much, here and now. It’s heartbreaking. But I try to think of my parents — like all good parents, their goal was to raise a fully fledged, independent adult. And by seeking to make us strong, they help prepare us for this . It’s a gift of love.
However, catch me on a bad day and I won’t be as philosophical :-). It’s hard. But it will get better for you truly.
First it was China's Coronavirus, and people lost valuable time with loved ones.
Now a war rages in Europe.
It is so frustrating that billions of dollars and resources are being wasted for one persons selfish reasons (Vladimir Putin), when diseases are in need of money; like Parkinson's.
Thank you very much, Art. I was telling her that I had found a place (this one) where there were so many patients and relatives who knew so many important and interesting things, that I was learning as much as when I read the first books about Parkinson's. And that made her very happy.
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