Some stickers arrive in the mail, along with a donation form. I sent stickers like these to my mom in memory care. She had liked pulling them off and putting them on paper.

I look at the form, wishing I could pay any amount, any, to see my mom again.

Cheryl Somers Aubin has an MA/Writing from Johns Hopkins University and is the author of The Survivor Tree: Inspired by a True Story. She has been widely published and is the former nonfiction editor for the Delmarva Review. Cheryl teaches memoir writing and speaks at writing conferences and workshops.  Www.thesurvivortree.com