Mothers Are Forever

On February 8, 2008 Tina Martino's grandmother passed away, and just nine days later her mom died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Every day she goes to visit them at the cemetery in Lutz where they are both buried, in order to talk to them about what's going on in her life, as well as to remind them both how much she loves and misses them. While standing in front of her mother's grave, Martino begins to get choked up as she tells her mom about how she is sorry that she hasn't gotten the tombstone put up yet, but that it will be ready soon. The last time Martino hugged her mom was on Valentine's Day and this will be the first Mother's Day that she won't be spending with her.

We opted for a different kind of Mother's Day story, and I think it worked. The premise being that Mother's Day is the same whether your mom's alive or dead. You still bring her flowers and gifts, you still talk to her about what matters... Read Lane's story... it's incredibly moving.