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My Mom is an amazing person. The youngest of ten kids, she has the hospitality of a Southerner, but is also very bighearted and liberal (not that Southerners can’t be liberal, of course). Even though she has the tendency to exaggerate the truth - which can actually be endearing at times - she’s the sweetest person I know.

That’s why it broke my heart when she came over a few minutes ago crying hysterically. I knew what this meant, even though I wanted to pretend it wasn’t happening. My mother’s oldest brother, who is 65 years old (Mom is 50), has been in the hospital for the past two weeks. At first it was just pneumonia, then it turned into a viral infection that is literally eating him. The doctors thought that once they figured out what the virus was they would have a chance. Now, though…

Well, now they’re saying that Uncle Ernie is not going to make it. That they can only provide comfort care. My Mom has never lost any of her siblings, but she has lost her parents, and the sight of Ernie yesterday when she visited him brought back memories of her mother’s death in 2006. Hearing that they can’t do anymore for him broke her. If there’s one thing I hate seeing, it’s the sight of my mother crying. She’s not supposed to be brokenhearted. She’s supposed to be strong, a pillar of support, someone who is kind and warm and ready to face the world. I hate seeing my Mom so afraid.

All I could do was hug her and tell her I’m here for her. I let her cry into my shoulder for several minutes and offered to come over and spend the evening with her. It sucks that she’s basically over at her home all alone. I love my brothers, but Foster works, and when he gets home, all he wants to do is watch movies and hide in his room. And as for Travis…well, that’s really all he ever does. He sucks at dealing with hard things.

I’m going to go over there. I’m going to be my Mom’s support for once. Even if it hurts, she needs someone to be strong for her for once.

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Saw this on fb…love it! <3 Hunger Games fan for life!! <3