Steamgifts is a community that enjoys reminding each other of such important things such as LOVE, Positive Thoughts, Giving Back, and the fact that You're Not Alone. These threads are special and have a great part on our board. We have come to value such attractive qualities that bring us together as a strong community.

This thread is a new thread we all can use to celebrate the small things in life that are actually rather BIG (important). Let me explain...

A few weeks ago my Mother had to be rushed to the hospital to have surgery on her throat since she wasn't able to breathe. They cut a hole in her throat so she could breathe (tracheotomy). A scan of her throat area showed a grapefruit size tumor of a rare thyroid cancer called anaplastic. She also cannot swallow so can no longer eat-- requiring a feeding tube that is directly attached to her stomach. She can no longer talk as her voicebox is full of cancer. She has only a few months or even weeks now to live. When we go through such things it can become rather overwhelming and it makes every moment precious and the realization that what may seem a small thing in life is actually rather big-- and these things should be celebrated.

Thus, starts this thread... the "Small Celebrations Thread."
My first small celebration is that my 5 year old son recorded on a cell phone a message to his Grandma saying he loved her and wanted to give her a big hug! My Mom was shown the video in the hospital and it made her smile so big-- she was beaming with joy.

Note: Of course I feel utterly awful about the condition of my Mother as we are really close; but, this is an attempt at holding onto the small celebrations we can choose to find joy in despite great sufferings.

Examples of small celebrations:

-My son made the A-honor roll.
-I hugged my wife today and told her I love her.
-My baby took his first step!
-I passed my driver's test!

We all daily have small celebrations that we can celebrate if we stop and take time to notice them. These "small" things are actually rather big on retrospection.


April 24th, 2017:
Today my Mother peacefully died in her sleep. She fought to stay with us so as to express her great love for her children, family, and friends. However, the tumor was aggressive and took over her throat and closed her esophagus. Our family and friends pulled together and were there with her constantly the last few days. Saturday she had so many visitors-- over 20. I stayed with her constantly day and night since Saturday... I knew the moments were precious and held her hand, gave hugs, kissed her cheek and forehead as much as possible and reassured her of our great love for her. She was the most loving, caring, unselfish, generous and kind person I know... She did reflexology which is massaging others feet to promote natural health. So she was always daily working on her family and friends feet, massaging them. She was a Bible teacher volunteer, took care of sick, elderly, and gave of herself in so many ways and touched so many in her life.

I thought of this game as she has 3 cats named Little Bit, Snickers, and Lizzie. They will greatly miss her as she showered them with love and affection. They will be lost without their Mama... like the cat in this story of "The purring Quest", I share that in common with my Mom's cats... I too will feel lost without my Mama.

I appreciate so much support from everyone in this thread. We all share in common the sufferings of disease, sickness, pain and death of our dear loved ones and thus can find comfort and strength from each other to endure this... We must cherish the moments daily with those we love because those "small" things end up being the BIGGEST thing of all.

SG id name Small Celebration GA Level
Nask0 For the love and dedication between son and mother! ❤️ Evoland 2 Level 2, SGT
Corran For all those that should never be forgotten: Monster Loves You 1
LosTSouLVL For the love and dedication between son and mother! ❤️ BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend Level 3, SGTools
Dragomania Happy Easter ! Zombie Vikings 3 , sgtools
Dragomania Happy Easter ! The Flame in the Flood 3 , sgtools
LosTSouLVL Have a Happy Easter\Happy Passover! :3 GoNNER Level 3, SGTools

FORMAT:

myidname | my small celebration explanation here | [Name of the GA](link to the GA here) | Level#here

**Note: Info on hospice care from SG user genkicoll here

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Really sorry to hear about your mom Jeff. It does make me appreciate the people close to me and that at the moment they are okay.

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Thanks for your warm words and contribution! ;)

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escollo | because reasons | [Watch_Doggies™](https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/xMGZ7/) | 1, region restricted: RU+CIS
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Thanks because reasons! ;)

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But it doesn't end yet :(

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Ohhhh when does it end? I couldn't view it.

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In 15 hours. You always can check my profile, it's the only my active GA for now.

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Now it's done.

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Thanks for the bump! Fixed the last GA!

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Bump for today the sun was shining :D

Thanks for sharing all these personal stories with us, Jeff. Very touching <3

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Thanks so much for your kind words and celebration GA, eeev!

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Stay strong and i hope she gets well soon.

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Thanks and BUMP!

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NeverOnline | The food was delicious | [1 Moment Of Time: Silentville](https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/TaaMF/) | Level 3

The joy (and privilege as it turns out) of eating is vastly underrated.. It's those simple things to unwind that get you through the day since it's out of our hands anyway..

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Thanks so much for the reminder of how much we enjoy eating...

My Mom can't eat as anything that goes down her throat ends up in her lungs BUT we can take things and give her to roll over her taste buds so as to get the pleasurable taste of things she enjoys... that's cool and it's worth celebrating!

Thanks so much, NeverOnline. for your contribution and songs that inspire!

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Than Kiou for bringing up such a thread.. we need reminders
Hang in there..

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bump:)

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Thanks for this awesome thread, for the GAs and contributors!

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Thanks to you also for such kind words...

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Have my bump!

Nearly 2 years ago I lost my mother. She was rushed to surgery and had several complications and sepsis. But after the first surgery she still had the breathing tube and was conscious, and in the ICU she attempted to communicate and I understood she was complaining about being too hot and remove a blanket sheet. I was able fulfill her wish of making her a little more comfortable on that difficult situation. It was something small, meaningless at the time... But means everything to me now that is the last thing my mother asked me and talked to me for the last time before she passed away.

Stay strong, family is what matters.

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It's really those little things that matter so much in the end.
Sorry to hear about your mother's fate and yours, as losing one's mother is hard.

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I hope your Mom will have a lot of happy moments now, that she's home. I know how important it is to finally leave the hospital behind and be at home, even if your health is not good. hugs

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I saw the sun for the first time this week, so have a bump :)

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