Only One Loss

I just delivered a healthy baby boy; he is the most adorable little baby I have ever seen in my entire life. You may think that I am biased but I have a lot of reference for comparison because I am a nurse by profession and I am assigned at the nursery ward; so when I say that my baby is the most adorable I know what I am talking about. And of course, I am a mother; I am entitled to be biased.

Although I am happy and grateful for this little bundle of joy I am also as worried of raising him alone. I recently loss my husband to cancer so I wouldn’t have any help in taking care of my baby boy. My initial thought when I gave birth and held my child was I will not leave him until he is ready. He was denied a father; I wouldn’t let him grow without a mother as well. So I vowed to take care of myself and stay healthy because I am responsible for another life. I am now eating healthy and exercising regularly. I will do more strenuous activities when my body recovered from giving birth. I have also included a small piece of dark chocolate in my diet because I learned that it contains anti-oxidant that could prevent heart disease and cancer. I also read that dark chocolate has four times more antioxidants than tea and nearly eight times more than strawberries.

My son will only lose one parent to cancer. I only want the best for him; the best possible life. I know that starting this journey, carrying this responsibility alone will not be easy and may not even get any easier; but I am positive that with God’s help and loving arms of family and friends I will be able to see this through.

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