One year ago today, on August 10, 2014 my mother died. After a long battle with Alzheimer's she finally passed away. I had not seen her in four years. I was unemployed since the "Great Recession" and had no money, but I called her three or four times a week on the phone for many years. I called on the telephone that morning and my brother answered the phone. He wouldn't let me speak with her because she apparently was in a coma. Later that day, he called me and informed me that she had died.
This was the same day that Robin Williams died.
I spent the day making art work. I painted a painting just for my mother called "The Undiscovered Country" It is acrylic paint and glitter glue on canvas board and is an abstract landscape. I also made a number of clip art postcards. In the succeeding days, and months, I have made many new clip art collages and fake cell phone tarot cards.
That same day, I got in a fight with my neighbor Scott. He had a cute little dachshund named Virgil that I really liked. I thought we were friends, but he sent me an "unkind" email that same day and we never really spoke again. He has since moved out, and I miss seeing his little dog Virgil. Virgil was a friendly little bighearted dog.
I had a hernia at the time and was waiting for surgery. I could not move or travel much so I missed the funeral. I waited over six weeks for surgery and finally had surgery on September 11, 2014.
Towards the end of the day, I felt I should tell my other brother about our mother's death. Since I can't call him on the phone, I sent a postcard informing him of the death and mailed it first thing the next morning. It must have arrived on time, because I heard that he attended the funeral.
R.I.P. Virginia Helen (Snyder) Schaeffer 1934-2014
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William Schaeffer
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