This morning Cathy received a message from a classmate of Aaron's from Mount Bachelor. Meghan, who is now a graduate of MBA, keeps Aaron close in her heart. She remembers him as the closest person to a brother she's ever had.
Meghan wrote about Aaron on her blog on myspace.com and shared it with Cathy. Shares like that are so important to us because they tell us something we didn't know about our son. Memories become re-runs, but new stories give us something to contemplate, reiterate, and be emotional about. That's all good. Meghan's story was warm sunshine for Cathy this first Mother's Day without her first baby boy.
Patrick did his part to direct a little sunshine on Cathy on this cloudy day. He helps Cathy feel so special by being protective of her and comforting. With so much time and attention directed at Aaron for so many years, I would not blame PT if he was frustrated. He's not. Patrick keeps us involved in his feelings and gives us support to talk about all the Aaron related topics we need to discuss. We missed some of what he was signaling to us a little while ago, but with the help of a talented person who understood Patrick better than us, all is well. Patrick respects how well Aaron protected Cathy and he's more than up to the challenge of holding his Mom tight enough for two boys. We hold him and he holds us...family hugs.
On May 10th, the anniversary of the most sorrowful day, the magnolia tree blossomed its first flower. (It was planted last year as a gift to us in memory of Aaron.) Since May 11th, the weather has been cold and wet. Today, it warmed up a bit and we noticed, from the kitchen table window, that the flower from Wednesday's blossom had opened. I took a picture of the flower this afternoon. Maybe it could use some more sunshine and warm hugs.
Happy Mother's Day
Tom
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