When I was thirty -two, I became a widow with my little son in my arms. < img src = "https://zycie.news/crrops/2d5e3b/620x0/1/0/2024/12/14/xfrlcx9o85q1fs5ubni0bzb7chbxnggz6hrbtti.jpg" alt = "old lady @pexels" Style = "background-color: rgba (47.52,46,1)" > < p > Jacek was my world. We lived modestly, but dignity & ndash; I sewed clothes, cleaned up at my neighbor & oacute; in, I earned as much as I could, that he did not lack anything. I didn't complain. Because he was worth everything.

< p > with time Dor & oacute; Sł, graduated, started a family. And I … I was just looking proudly. I gave him everything & ndash; apartment, savings, plot of my parents. & AMP; BDQUO; Don't worry, mom, with us there will always be a place for you & rdquo; & ndash; m & oacute; wind.

< P >Believe me, I was really happy for a moment. The granddaughter hugged me, daughter -in -law with a smile asked for the rules. I helped them in everything & ndash; I cooked, washed, I took a small ballet. I thought: this is what life looks like.

< p > but then something changed. It started with a whisper & oacute; in behind closed doors. From the plate that suddenly ran out of the table. From the looks in which & oacute; there was no longer warm. Until one day I heard a conversation, which I should not hear.

< p > & ndash; She costs too much. & ndash; It was a daughter -in -law. & ndash; Medicines, doctors, care. And he sits forever at home.

< p >< br /> & ndash; I will think about it & ndash; M & oacute; j son. & ndash; Maybe she would be better in a place where she will be dealt with by professionals & hellip;

< p > month p & oacute; For a nursing home. M & oacute; it was temporary. That only for a few days that I would rest. I had tears in my eyes, but I didn't protest. Because it was M & Amp; Oacute; J son.

< p > have been two years.

< p > Today I look through the window of this cool room. I see leaves falling from trees, I hear nurses' laughter in the corridor. But I don't hear him. Does not come. He doesn't call. The granddaughter probably doesn't remember me anymore.

< p > I gave him everything. Love, life, achievements. And he & Hellip; He gave me to & ndash; like unnecessary piece of furniture.

< P > Sometimes I ask myself if I loved too much. I trusted too much. But then I look at the photo of Jacek as a boy who I keep the pillow under the pillow, and still, after all, I hope that Wr & oacute; That he will wake up.

< p > because the mother never stops waiting.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116