Daisy

It’s funny;
as I get older
I’m reverting to my roots
– I want to plant stuff.

~ Melissa McCarthy
American – Actress Born: August 26, 1970

Porte Ponderings:

The day after my anniversary was my mother-in-law’s birthday. The day after we got married we went to visit her in the hospital. She had just had a toe removed due to diabetes and had to use a wheel chair at our wedding. But she was determined to attend – and she did.

My mother-in-law was a self determined woman who insisted on working and made sure her family came first. She lost her opportunity at 15 to become a teacher, after passing the standardized tests, when she became pregnant and married. From that point on she raised her children and worked for a better future for them.

After child #4 &5 her husband was never home and drinking, so she kicked him out until he managed to quit drinking and came back to the household and home. From that time on no alcohol was permitted in the house and my father-in-law refused to go out in public. He stayed home, except for work until he died far too young of cardiac arrest. I never had an opportunity to meet him.

She continued to work and got a contract to deliver the mail. She also got a contract to lock the door at the post office. West Lorne was the only town that hired someone to lock the door. Town people had a habit of sleeping there, so an automatic lock wouldn’t have ensured they were out before the doors locked.

My mother-in-law also was an active community member and was very active in the local legion.

Diabetes complications lead to kidney failure and death too early for this strong willed woman. Diabetes had stripped her of her independence bit by bit until it finally broke her.