Mom's one last letter to daughter before dying of cancer has everyone ugly crying: 'Please don't be mad'
When you think of the last thing you’d want to say to your loved ones, there are a lot of unexpected profound feelings that bubble to the surface. Much of what we don’t say in our daily lives actually matters the most and is close to our hearts. As bizarre as it may seem, the message always hits home for the person to whom it was intended. A woman named Hannah Summers shared a tearjerking letter her late mom penned before she could pass. The mom had surgery and had written letters to all of her children ahead of the same in case it didn’t go well. Summers’ mom passed away a few months later. On opening the letter addressed to her, she had to share the poignant message her mother had noted. Peggy Summers passed away of stage 4 kidney cancer in Indiana, reported BBC News.
The mom began by apologizing for not being able to battle her sickness. She added, “Please don't be mad, bad things happen in life and we have to learn to deal with it no matter how much it hurts.” The letter further revealed the simple wishes the late mum had for her. She asked her to use the gifts given by God, go all out, do the best she can, and not worry about the outcomes. She even urged her to study hard and achieve her dream of becoming a nurse. The mom went on to add how things would be hard for Summers and her family and how she needed to deal with the same. In her last letter to her daughter, the mom tried to add as much as she could so the letter would sustain her through every phase and situation in life.
Right from having an emergency kit in the car to using “common sense” with everyday things, the woman tried to compile a lifetime’s worth of advice in her letter. “Stay away from parties because they are usually bad. Not all boys are bad but most will tell you anything to try to get you to do things. Try to hang out with people who have the same beliefs as you because they will make you stronger,” the mom wrote. After she penned the advice, the woman poignantly noted how much she loved her daughter and how grateful she had been. “Remember that I am still with you and still just as proud of you as I always have been. Keep God in your life and never be ashamed to let others know you love God," she wrote.
The mom added, "If you have kids someday, make sure they know how much I love them and want to be there to see them. You are going to do great in life and I will be smiling with you through all the important moments in your life." She added, “Hang on to the good memories and tell everyone you love them as often as you can. Enjoy life and live each day as if it is your last because none of us know if today will be the last.” Summers mentioned how apt the letter was and just how well her mom knew her. “It makes me smile because it's so like mom to be worrying about me getting stranded in my car during the winter or getting overwhelmed with school and work,” she wrote. She added that she had learned one thing—to never take memories for granted.