This is a sweet reminder from the beautiful Rachel McLish
to be strong for the weak; especially our parents and the elderly who get progressively more fragile
with time.
I come from a very broken, dysfunctional family. I don’t
mind sharing my story if it helps people in the same or similar situation. Out
of numerous adults, I am the only one who selflessly takes care of my elderly
mother who has significant mobility and health issues. I have made many personal sacrifices to do this and it is not a glamourous job but I do it with great honor. And just like the superhero
vigilante crime fighter Superman, I have taken many bullets to the chest,
metaphorically speaking, and used my superpowers to protect my mother; including
her assets that were aggressively illegally pursued prior to and upon my father’s
untimely death. And most of those bullets came from unsavory, downtrodden
family members with ulterior motives of jealousy, hatred, greed and revenge.
So, if you are blessed enough to have an elder in your life
(i.e., father, mother, paternal or maternal grandparents or great grandparents),
please do what you can to take care of them and help them. They need you in more ways that
you can imagine.
Jacqueline Sebiane
