My mom had her first health related surgery in March 2020 and I never dreamt of the painful recovery process. I called her at midnight to check up on her (third day after her surgery). She picked up in tears and sound of anguish. I have never seen her in such pain. I could not do much but render words of relief. She could not really explain how she felt at that moment. I immediately became disturbed knowing that my mom is not a dramatic type and she does not cry when in mild pain or when sick unless it is intense. So seeing her in tears that night made me realised without questioning that these pain must be intense. At this moment I thought to myself there should be more I could do to help, I read up on Nutritional advice on recovery and sent to her and the family, as I am currently away from home. I became health persuasive and motivational, which also helped me reevaluated my diet and I plan to continue to include more fruits and vegetables in my diet with healthy proteins.
At first, thoughts of death ran through my mind and I am not ready to lose my mom, these thoughts took me to the future. I imaged myself as a mom, and how my daughter will not be ready to lose me neither, so I said to myself, I need to stay healthy, even though my trust will always be in Christ Jesus. I also gained more nutritional information about surgery recovery. Thinking about it, calling her that night could have also encouraged her to stay strong, thinking her daughter cares about her health (not that she does not know). I am reminded more to call her these days to keep encouraging her to stay strong as the woman she is. However, I have also learnt to stay strong in every situation and still learning. Panic solves nothing.
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