Mom Had A Stroke

Lynda Wallis
7 min readNov 23, 2019

Mom had a stroke. I had to keep track somehow. This was my technique to navigate MY emotional journey.

Release, photo by Lynda Wallis

Day 7, wednesday

Four dozen dead files are finally and with great production removed from the ceiling light over mom’s hospital bed by building maintenance. Even in her somewhat reduced state mom knows how to get things done. An endless tide of friends and family visit mom all day. My sister and I are…

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Lynda Wallis

Deeply rooted in the mid west, I write about little things — everything is a little thing-art, the creative process, the natural world, and love.