Mothers Day is just around the corner. With this in mind, Great Rail Journeys are currently running a competition to win a trip to Bruges for yourself and your mum.
To enter, you need to:
- Write a blog post about why you're thankful for your mum and saying why she deserves to win this Mothers' Day trip.
- Tweet the blog post to @greatrail including the #GRJMothersDay to confirm your entry.
This is my competition entry.
My mum is the quintessential
bubbly blonde. At 74 years of age, she
looks 15 years younger, with a fashion sense to match. Unlike many of her peers, there are no grey
haired perms and twin sets for her; my mum has always looked glamorous and
always will.
My mum and I are quite similar characters in
that we are both daft as a brush and we giggle at the drop of a hat. We both enjoy good food, good times and a
drop of something to put a sparkle in your eye.
They say that you really see the
mettle of someone in times of adversity and hardship. That is certainly the case with my mum.
When my step dad fractured his
spine nearly 6 months ago, we never dreamed that he would still be in hospital
now. Unable to drive, my mum has had to
rely on lifts from family and getting the bus, visiting him nearly every day
for the first few months, at a hospital some 30 miles away from home. Even now, nearly 6 months on and finally at a
hospital closer to home, she still visits 3-4 times a week.
My step dad's journey has been
fraught with complications and through it all; my mum has been a tower of
strength. A long stay in hospital is
hard but my mum has tried everything to make that stay a little easier. Pouring hundreds of pounds into the hospital
television, taking in home cooked meals, sourcing all his favourite films on
DVD and finding the cowboy Western books he loves so much for him to read.
While my mum may still look like
a spring chicken, life without her partner at her side has been hard. Losing that day-to-day companionship and
having her world turned upside has not been easy but she still has not lost
that sparkle in her eye.
I am thankful for my mum because
she inspires me in so many different ways and I can only hope when I reach her
age that I look as good as she does, with as much energy for life as she
continues to have.
