“My mom died nine years ago, and my grief is ever-present. To cope, on Mother's Day and throughout the year, I wrap myself in happy memories.” 📝 Nadja Halilbegovich
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A ship appeared in the distance, headed for the nearby docks. Mom squealed like a small child and shot up from her folding chair. She grabbed my hands and pulled me off the beach towel, and we beelined for the water. We sat down in the pebbly shallows and locked arms, giggling with anticipation of the first wave stirred by the ship. The swells crashed into us in quick succession, flinging our legs in the air and pulling us under.
Less than a year after our Adriatic vacation, war broke out in Bosnia, and for the next four years, my whole family. Mom’s love and sacrifice remained undiminished by the horrors of our daily lives. She walked to work every day in a city where most intersections were sniper alleys, risking her life for a paltry salary and a warm lunch which she stowed in a plastic container and brought home for all of us.
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