Aging Parents

I live with an aging parent. Mom is up in years and has the energy of a 20 year old. I hope I have that energy when I am her age. It hasn't always been easy being her daughter but it has never been dull. She and I have been through many joys and difficulties together. The most difficult is realizing that she is not immortal, that I may be an orphan some day at least on this physical earth. I cannot say that is a pleasant thought but I can rest in the thought that she has prepared me to deal with anything and has taught me to be steadfast in everything. I can only hope that I have the impact on some young person that she has been on me.