At 2 a.m. on the morning of March 26th, I awoke to find Andrew and Josiah standing beside my bed, grinning excitedly and chanting, "20 and 21, Mom! 20 and 21! How does that make you feel?"
"Old," I muttered, raising up to squint at them in the darkness. I flopped back onto the pillow. "And tired."
And so it has happened. I now have TWO 20-something sons, along with 19 and 18 year old daughters, and another son who will be 18 this summer, 2 16 year-olds, 1 soon-to-be 13 year-old, and a 10 year-old. All of my babies are growing up on me. Still, it occurs to me that Andrew and Josiah were 11 and 12 when I was diagnosed with cancer. The bottom line is: I AM STILL HERE. Yes, I have suffered. Yes, I have lost. Yes, I have even questioned God during my weakest moments. But so far, miraculously, I am still here, celebrating birthdays and enjoying my children (albeit at very odd hours). When you have teens and grown children, you learn to seize the moments when they come.
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3月26日凌晨两点,我醒来发现josiah和andrew站在我床边,兴奋的咧嘴笑着,高呼:"20岁和21岁,妈妈!20岁和21岁!你感觉怎样?"
(原来我发帖那会小孩没睡觉,在闹妈妈o(≥v≤)o~~)
“我老了,”我咕哝着,在黑暗中抬头看着他们,重重落回枕头上,“而且累了。”
所以事情就是这样,我有两个20多岁的儿子了,以及19和18岁的女儿,另一个儿子今年夏天将年满18,2个16岁, 1名即将13岁,还有一个10岁的。我所有的宝贝都在我身边长大了。然而,这让我想起josiah和Andrew 11岁和12岁的时候我被确诊为癌症。底线是:我仍然在这里。是的,我受了折磨。是的,我失去了很多。是的,我甚至在我最虚弱的时候怀疑过上帝。但迄今为止,奇迹般的,我仍然在这里,庆祝生日,开心的和我的孩子们在一起(尽管时日无多) 。当你有青少年和已成年的子女,你要学会抓每一个值得珍惜的瞬间。
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我又感动了 T T