Dear Mum,
As I presented a bunch of freshly picked tulips to my client, I watched as her face lit up and it reminded me of why I loved this job so much.
It was June 2019 and I was working as a temporary live-in carer for an elderly lady, just as I had done for hundreds of others.
And despite you passing away seven years earlier, you were still my inspiration every single day, Mum.
I vividly remember as a little girl, waiting for you to come home after your shifts at a nursing home. You’d regale me and my brothers Micheal and Anthony and sister Maria with your stories from your 12-hour shifts.
It wasn’t always easy – your shifts often started at dawn and finished late into the night - but you always had a smile on your face when you walked through the front door.
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