A life worth living (Patreon)

Dear readers,

It's getting close to the point of no return for my mother. I am with her every day trying to do my best to help out as best I can. I wanted to share with you some things about me so maybe you get to know me better.

I came from nothing. After my drunk and violent dad left the picture when my mother finally divorced him, it was just the three of us left: my mom, my older brother, and me. There were times when we didn't have much to eat, sometimes nothing at all. Living in 90s in post-communist Romania doesn't leave a lot of room for options as a single mother with two children. But boy, oh boy, she did not give up. She managed to emigrate to Germany and found work, so my brother and I could get through school back home while she was away. It was hell for everyone, but at least we weren't starving anymore and had a roof over our heads.

I moved to Germany eventually and have been living here since. This country offered me so much more than I could have imagined. It's true that I could have done more to better my situation, but at the time, I was a kid with a lot of unresolved issues. Now, at 37, and having gone through so much in life, I see how the past has forged me into a much better person. And I have to thank my mother for all of this. Without her support and understanding, I would not be here writing this post. I would not have had a great career, and I would not have managed to graduate from a university or even highschool. "Blessed" doesn't even begin to describe what me having a mother like this actually is. She is the most caring person in the world and has been the biggest supporter I have ever had, the kindest and most understanding friend and the most loving mother. Even if life brings so many awful things our way, I am grateful for having lived a big part of my life with my mother by my side.

Until that final day comes, I will be next to her, holding her hand as she was next to me when I needed her most.

Te iubesc mamă.

Al tău fiu,
Adrian