Ginger tea (helps with nausea)
Saltines
Ensure drinks – vanilla if they have it
Appt with Dr. Chen – Thursday 2:30
Soup – chicken noodle
Soft foods – yogurt, applesauce
Ask about increasing pain meds
How many weeks left?
Lotion for dry skin
Warm socks
Hospital bed arrives tomorrow
See one more sunrise from my window
Thank you cards
Stamps
Their faces when I tell them – can’t bear it
How does a mother say goodbye?
Notebook
Write down how his hair smells after bath time
How her laugh sounds when tickled
The way they feel in my arms
Popsicles (cherry)
Fresh flowers
Make the room smell alive
Gatorade – blue
DNR papers signed
Remember combination: 24-18-07
Same as their birthdates
Chocolate (dark)
Wedding photo under pillow
Their tiny handprints in clay beside me
Thirty-six years wasn’t nearly enough
Tell them Mommy wasn’t afraid
Tell them every moment was love
Let go
Image by Adam Strong
Poem by: Georgia Coomer
Georgia Coomer is a recent graduate from Lindenwood University. She has an English degree with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Her poetry and prose have appeared in multiple publications, including The Albion Review. When she isn’t wrestling semi-colons into submission, she can be found playing the latest Persona game.
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