Saying goodbye is never easy most especially if that person happens to be the most precious treasure of your life. We call her mom. Most baby boomers are faced with taking care of their aging parents when they become frail, either letting them stay in their homes or checking them into nursing homes.

It is a fact that every infant needs his or her mom more than anybody else in the world. And when one is growing up, it is mom who is always there to protect her child. The child learns love and how to love by the countless sacrifices of his mother. As we grow up, we long for our mom's company and her abiding love and concern for us. We think the world of our moms. She is the wind beneath our wings, so to speak. We truly trust her our lives and our future. We know that we cannot be who we are with all our achievements if not for the many, many years of her great love, sacrifices and firm guidance.

Now comes the role reversal. These days, you have become the caregiver as your aging mom is depending on your love and care. Not surprisingly, some grown up children resent this role reversal. They would claim that they have a life to live and a family to take care, too. One thing we must all remember, our parents will not be with us forever. So embrace this time and role and make this the golden opportunity to shower your mother with love and attention. Time with her is the best gift you can possibly give her everyday. Old people who can no longer go out find loneliness as their only constant companion. You can fill in the gap. She needs you for strength and courage as she deals with a weak body worn out by the hands of time.

Build memories with her; take her out to her favorite restaurant. Bring her to the park for fresh air and also to the malls for change of scenery. Enjoy your moments together and make her sunset years warm and comforting. Give her lots and lots of hugs while you still can. Listen to her stories and record them.

If you do all these thoughtfulness and kindness to your mom, then the last hug, the final goodbye, painful as it is, wouldn't have to devastate you. You can see her smile and hear her say: Don't cry, child¡­I'll be okay. And thank you!

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