History, Therapy & Storytelling

Hi. I'm still here and I'm "okay" -- at times. Anyway, during the last month I have wanted to blog so many things about my life, my mom, the rich insights and moments of the experience of caring and watching my mother die. But of course I could not. And as my life returns to "normal" I also realized all those incredibly meaningful moments for me would fill this blog for entries upon and entries and this is not what THIS blog is about.

So after reading Amy Tan's "The Kitchen God's Wife" -- which I highly recommend, I am inspired by own mother's life to write a memoir of who she is in my life history. I want to write her history --- as much of it as I know. I know the history of her life in the past 3 weeks. She did nothing but lie unconscious in a hospital bed in an apartment that did not become really "home" for her and then she died.

But for me, for me it has changed me forever. The God I knew before this event is still the same God, but He would not leave me the same.

I have started an online blog -- memoir of my mother's life based on my memories, stories she told me, and the memories of my aunt and cousin.

I hope to honor her life well with all its heartache and successes. I hope to tell it truthfully and with no other intention then to preserve her history, My history.

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My Mom: 05.02.09

Dear Family and Friends:

My mother Mrs. Yen Le Snead passed away peacefully in her sleep last night, Saturday May 2, 2009 at 8:45 pm. She was 62 years old. She was surrounded by her older sister, my cousin, Danny and myself. As we witnessed her taking her last breath, our hope is that she heard us praying for her and telling her we loved her.

We had hoped her short battle with lung cancer would have allowed us more time with her, but we are grateful for the last couple of weeks where her usual tenacity and spunk seemed to still demand our attention. :)

Here are the details of the funeral service to honor her:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
11:00 am
Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
200 SE Maynard Rd
Cary, NC 27511

Please considering making a donation to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers to honor my mom Mrs.Yen Snead.

Thank you all for your love, support and prayers