Her Mother had just been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.
Treatment started right away.
On the home front, my son and I had to wean their baby as breastfeeding was no longer possible.
She was not a happy camper. Most of the task fell to me since her parents were at the hospital most of the day.
She cried and cried everytime I offered her a bottle filled with formula.
She swatted the bottle away.
Then she cried some more.
My heart broke.
Her wailing, her anger, her confusion, her disbelief mirrored what I was feeling.
The injustice of it all.
Phone Cleanup
I was downloading photos on my phone, when I found this photo of her reluctantly drinking water from a cup.
She drank some water for her Daddy. She was starting to give in.
That battle over the bottle was only the beginning of the many struggles and adaptations that lay ahead.
Now a few months after my daughe-in-law’s death, she often brings the conversation around to her Mommy.
She is three and misses her Mommy.
I felt helpless when my young daughter-in-law was dying from cancer.
I still feel helpless.
But, now, as then, I have a job to do – to love and to cherish my sweet granddaughter.
Lori Greer in Portland 
She needs you in her life. Sweet baby.
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Thank you. How are you doing? Especially now with this pandemic.
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We’re fine, thank you for asking. Much better off than so many others for whom I worry. A very strange new world. Hope you are well, Lori.
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She will feel the love Lori. A grandmothers love is a very unique and beautiful energy. And years later she will understand what she has gone through and appreciate that grandmothers love even more 😀 ❤️ 🙏🏽 🦋
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God bless you as you continue to continue – I pray His perspective to come to your heart with encouragement and cheer. Take care.
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Some things in life are just not fair Lori. This has to be right at the top of the list.
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I agree. My son is taking it really hard as can be expected. He lost his Dad and then his wife both to cancer.
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I think Mark has said everything I would have said.
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I’m sheltering at home with oldest son’s family, glad that I hadn’t had time to find my own place before this pandemic. I think we were meant to take care of each other, too. Please stay safe and well
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You as well. This situation is bringing out a lot of kindness in my small and the larger world. Connections matter. ♥️
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