Maria, September 1992
Dear Mom,
I have been here a week already. I can hardly believe it, but at the same time, I feel I’ve been here forever. I was trained for this. You raised me and supported me to believe in myself and dream. You raised me to be a happy child and a strong adult woman, so this seems to be the perfect, if not long awaited step. And it feels right and I am proud and I thank you very much for bringing me up to be in this place.
At the same time, I miss you so much I cannot tell you, because all this time, you have been becoming such a big, deep rooted part of my soul that to be away from you, if only physically, hurts a lot.
I love you, mom.
Your friend and baby,
Maria
