My Heroine

Today I got an email asking me to write a paragraph or two about a woman in math/science/etc who had inspired me and helped make me who I am today. My mother may not have been a rock scientist, but I couldn't help think of her and decide that today was the day I finally started a blog to commemorate her, us, our memories. I've been thinking about it for awhile, but it's been quite hard to actually sit down at the computer to express in words anything that I've been feeling for the past three-and-a-half months.

I suspect, if I can keep myself blogging, that these posts will show the rollercoaster ride I'm on in my life right now. I hope that I will soon find others who have shared in a similar loss and can stand with me in this lonely place. I hope others will get to know my mom and appreciate just how amazing and beautiful she is.

But today, I say, is to remembering our lives, seeking joy in our happiness and sorrow in our suffering, and promising to never, ever forget you or what you meant to me.

I will always love you, Mommy.