Lorena Clark
Mom had been sick for a few months, which led to having her gallbladder removed in July 2021. After surgery, she still did not seem to feel much better. She lost weight, she lost interest in things, and after a few more visits to the emergency room and inpatient stays, mama started having symptoms of having strokes. Upon her last hospital visit, mama suffered a major hemorrhagic stroke in her brain and was declared as having “brain death” on September 21, 2020 at 3:16 p.m. The massive stroke caused irreversible damage…..we lost our mama….a sister…..aunt….friend…..a person who always tried to look on the bright side of things…..a person who took on a few tragedies in her lifetime but still loved others the best she could with what was given. A person who truly loved with all her heart and would do anything for anyone if she was able to….even if it was a stranger. Mama told me not long ago, “I’ve thought about my life alot recently. I just hope people remember me by the good things I’ve done….some have never seen the good I’ve done because their eyes are closed. They can’t hear it either, because they won’t listen….all we can do is TRY.”
Mama would give her last $1 bill to help someone, to see that person smile, to see that there was still POSITIVE in the world. And HOPE. My mama and I were best friends and we talked alot. I knew my mama better than some people, I knew that there was SO MUCH MORE to her than what they allowed themselves to see….mama was a wonderful, smart, giving person. And talented in some ways too!! (We would dance in our seats in her car to the beat of the most recent hit songs, and that woman had some moves! Even in her seat while driving her car….you would’ve just HAD to see it to believe me!) She told me more than once before, “I love to see people smile, especially my kids….”
When asked if mama would’ve wanted to be an organ donor, I looked at my stepfather for initial approval while shaking my head yes, and said, “Definitely…..she would do anything for anyone if she had the chance.” That statement is bittersweet to me, because my mama talked about being an organ donor on occasion but had never formally signed up for it, but all I would like to say is…..”There you go, Mama!….You see??? Even though you have left us, you’re STILL helping people and makin’em smile!!!!”
I love you, Mama….and I miss you terribly…..til we meet again…
Love, “Lucy”….
Elizabeth Graham
(Daughter of Lorena Clark)
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