"Mom, Don't go," and a video of the Casey & Macy theme song!

It was 11:07 on Monday, June 16th. My mom lay there, helpless, taken over by Cancer, but proud to have lived such a long, and fulfilling life.




She went to New York, where she met my Father, Toronto, Canada, where she had given life to my sister and me.



“Honey, I just want you to know,” she held back tears, and started to clench my hand. “I want you to know that if I’m not here tomorrow, promise me you won’t go into depression.” She smiled.



At that moment, I felt her reach for my broken heart, and whisper ‘I love you.’



“Remember, you’ll always have me watching you, not from where you are not from where he or she says I am, but from above. Don’t you ever forget that sliver of words.”



I could only look at the ceiling, and let my tears tumble out. I could not let my mom see though. I wanted her to know that I believed in her survival. But we knew it was bound to happen. I just did not want to face the fact that I might not have a person to look down into the audience when I graduate high school. It seemed too grim.



Well, at 5:00 the next morning, my mother’s pulse began to slow, hour by hour, she needed more attention. Finally after two hours of fighting, my mother’s body shut down, and I never heard from it again.



When ever I’m down, I just think of the words my mom told me, and they help me get right through the day. Beatrice Hammock, I love you.