Walk Around Town

Months ago, my mom received a simple note.  It was written mostly in Bahasa, except for the phrase "walk around town".  This simple phrase connected with my mom and inspired her to revisit our friend in Indonesia.  Cancer had returned and, within months, would cause great pain. 

We booked our tickets and within weeks, our friend was unable to walk and sometimes unrecognizable to her closest friends and family.

We were able to visit her a couple times - each time the day after dialysis, her best days.  Her spirits were up.  She was able to celebrate two of her daughters birthdays that month.


 Though we didn't get to walk around town with her, we were able to visit at the after-school program she started. I even got to do an art project with some of the moms!  It was fun to see them enjoy creativity, to admire beauty, and to find it within themselves.  None of them wanted to leave when time was up.  They ate delicious homemade scones (mom's specialty) and stayed to finish their projects.