A story born from love and not enough hours in the day
I know what it feels like to love someone in a care facility and still not be able to be there the way you want to be. Life — with all of its demands, its heartbreaks, its unexpected storms — has a way of standing between us and the people we love most.
When my mother was in care, I was going through one of the hardest seasons of my life. I had three small children and little support. I was always trying to squeeze in any time I could just to bring her a smile — because I knew how lonely those days could feel inside those walls. I wanted so badly to be there more — to sit with her, to bring her things, to make her feel like she was still the center of our world.
"I have been the person rushing to the care facility to bring my mom clothes because things kept getting lost. I know what it feels like to leave and wonder if she feels forgotten — even though she was never, ever out of my heart."
My mother passed away a few years ago. The love I carry for her is what started Bridge With Love. It's for every family stretched impossibly thin — every adult child, every grandchild, every sibling who loves someone deeply but can't always be there.
A letter in the mailbox says "I am thinking of you" when a visit isn't possible. It says "you matter" on the days when the world feels very small inside those four walls. And it says "you are loved" — which is something every person deserves to hear, no matter where they live.