Happy Thanksgiving to all my family, friends and especially all the people from around the world that read my posts. I give thanks to God for allowing me to be Jeannette's mother even if it was for such a short time here on earth. 2008 was the last time spent with us at Thanksgiving in Fresno, California. I can still see her smiling face at the dinner table that hid her profound pain she experienced 24/7. She wanted so much to have her whole immediate family gathered around her at the dinner table and so we all did that for her. I sat next to her and noticed how she smiled and just moved her food around her plate with her fork. She thought nobody noticed that she was not really eating anything but I did. I never let up and told her that I noticed and I definitely did not encourage her to eat. That alone would have blown her cover and she would have got emotional in front of her children and I sure didn't want that to happen. I cried inside me instead. I will say this, she was a perfect picture of beauty on that day. Wearing her favorite jeans, top and boots as she made her way to the dining table. If a stranger would have walked in and seen her they would have never guessed she was dying with breast cancer spreading like crazy all over her body. God kept her beautiful on the outside. On this day of the year 2015, I miss her so much and will try not to get too emotional as we all gather at the dining table to eat our turkey and give thanks for all the blessings.
Thank YOU God for everything. Thank you for Jeannette.
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