Hola Pru,
 
It is good to be back although I am still not sure how much time I have to give to blogging….however after reading your posts I am thinking it may be a healthy way to process and connect.  
Thank you for sharing your life with us…what a great gift your writing is to the world.
I sincerely am sorry to read about your mother, her stroke and all that is happening in finding the best place for her.  I too have been working with my mother for the last eight months.  I am now in my own little apartment while I look for us a home here in Emporia, KS, so that I can continue to work at my degree and help her through the process of dying.  I wasn’t sure about what I was getting into, especially after being estranged for seven years.  But OMG…it has and continues to be one of the biggest blessings in my life.  Here, is where I collect the bones of my childhood, here is where we dance the mother-daughter-dance of intimacy; leaving nothing unspoken.  I know now that the past seven years was to birth through healing, a strength, compassion, understanding, and wisdom to enter this sacred dance with mom.  I feel so blessed that she has the mental capacity to engage fully.  
 
I will hold you, your family, and your mom in prayer along side the prayers for my own.
Love and hugs,
Ashes
(You are still one of the best and pure writers that I have had the honor of knowing through words.)