Agradecer y Honrar a Nuestros Padres, un Deber que Todo Hijo Tiene que Cumplir by @morenaluna

Happy and blessed day friends of #hive, especially to the parents who make life in this community. Many situations have happened in my life in recent weeks that have not allowed me to keep up the pace of publications within the platform and the main one has been a cholecystectomy (procedure to remove the gallbladder) that was performed on my mom.

Since the end of the year 2022 my mother began to have severe pain in the abdominal area, which forced us to take her to a gastroenterologist for evaluation and diagnosis of her condition. Her gallbladder was collapsed (full of stones), which caused her to have indigestion, gas and pain when she ate certain foods. Initially, the doctor indicated treatment for a month to stabilize her liver values, which were altered, and also for her to be monitored by a cardiologist, since she is also hypertensive and had not received adequate treatment for several years.

^{Primer diagnóstico que recibió mi mamá - First diagnosis my mother received}

During the month that she was receiving treatment and following a diet, the pain disappeared, but at the end of the month it did not take long to return, so we went back to the doctor to perform an abdominal ultrasound and get another opinion, the result of the ultrasound showed a vesicular lithiasis and the doctor's indication was that she should be operated as soon as possible.

Since we did not have enough resources to cover the cost of the operation in a private medical center, our option was to go to the city's central hospital. Although it is no secret that the public health system in Venezuela is in precarious conditions, thanks to God and to a medical friend of my father's, the operation was quickly channeled to the central hospital of the city; the Antonio Patricio de Alcalá.

Although I have a sister, I had to accompany my mother to the consultations, to the exams and, of course, the day of the surgery, since my sister has been out of the country for five years and thanks to her economic support we were able to cover all the expenses that were generated.

Exactly on April 20 my mother's gallbladder was removed and although her recovery has been satisfactory, the stitches have not yet been removed because the wound has not healed completely, which is why she has not been able to return to her normal activities and I continue to do more housework than I usually do.

I confess that at the end of the day I feel very exhausted, because in addition to the household chores, I have to do my work, take care of the children's homework, take them to school, take them to their music lessons and attend to several other activities that demand time and effort.

In spite of everything, I am grateful for the opportunity I have to take care of my mother, because these have been days to give her back a little of what she did for me when I was little and what she continues to do at 70 years of age.

I believe that giving back to our parents a little of what they did for us when we were children is the best way to thank and honor them, although these are actions that we should perform on a daily basis and not wait for an extraordinary event to happen.

When our parents grow old our duty as children is to take care of them and look after them, although many times this is not possible because as in the case of my sister who emigrated to Chile; it is important not to leave them alone, not to forget them, to always be aware of them no matter the distance and let them know that all that love and affection that they sowed in us in childhood in the present made its fruits.

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^{Traductor || Translator: Deepl
Todas las imágenes son de mi propiedad tomadas con un Xiaomi Red mi 9 || All images are my own taken with a Xiaomi Red mi 9.
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@morenaluna 12/05/23