“I contacted the hospital and convinced them to share your address, given the circumstances. I wanted to make sure you were taken care of, even if I couldn’t save your mother. ” “I lost my daughter last year to c.
a. n. c.
e. r. She was about your age.
” She touched the frame of the painting gently. “When I saw this listed online — a mother’s last artwork being sold to pay for her treatment — I knew I had to help. Even if I was too late.
”
“Spend Christmas with me,” she said finally. “No one should be alone on Christmas! ”
This Christmas, I found a family again.
And, though nothing could fill the void left by my mother’s absence, maybe with Mrs. Peterson’s aid, I could build a new home… one that respected the past while offering me hope for the future.
