My Terminally Ill Mother Stayed Up All Night Sewing My Prom Dress—Her Words When She Finished It Left Me Shattered

moonlight on leaves.

But all night, my hands kept touching the sash.

The beads.

The seams.

Every stitch reminded me that my mother had poured the last of her strength into something beautiful.

I left early.

When I got home, Mom was waiting by the window in her wheelchair.

The sewing machine sat beside her.

Silent.

“You’re back.”

“I’m back.”

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