CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — Angela Brown and her 92-year-old mother, Eva, are soaking up every moment these day. It's all they've known for 56 years.
"I was born on her birthday on Mother's Day in the same hospital that she was born," said Angela.
Destiny brought them together. Love, has carried them through.
"She raised us all by herself and was always a wonderful mother to me and my brothers. She sang to me when I was young. We went to church all the time," Angela said.
Eva was a steady role model with strong values.
"My mother never asked anyone for anything. And she's always been kind and loving," Angela said.
"We love, continually love each other, remember each other no matter where we're at," Eva chimed in.
It's a bittersweet lesson Angela holds close to her heart, as she knows this Mother's Day with Mom, will probably be her last.
"My mother's on hospice," Angela said.
Eva has a pacemaker that was supposed to be replaced last January. She chose not to have it replaced ... it was her destiny, she told her family.
"It's up to God," Angela said. "(Doctors) said in May when the battery would die, then my mother would pass. The doctors were wrong. Thank God my mother still here."
They're not focusing on the time they may have left, they're leaning into the joy they still share together.
"She loves polka. This Saturday, we're gonna have an Italian accordion button box player come to the house," Angela said. "She loves her chocolate custard donuts. And whenever I give her one, that's just a world to her and she laughs."
For 56 years, they've cherished their shared day. Now, even through challenges, they treasure each moment together.
"I promised her I'd never put her in a nursing home. I've kept my word," Angela said through tears. "You need to just forgive and forget and just love on them because you never know when it could be their last minute. I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to be with her every day. She's lived a good life. Not many people, you know, live to that age, you know, she'll be 93. It's a blessing."
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