sitting in my mothers chair br pain is etched everywhere br feeling the aches and pains br that she must go through br living in her solitude. br br a house is not a home br if no one picks up the phone. br a telephone call is all she asks br it's not much of a task. br br staring at the pictures of her br grand childrens faces. br recalling when she was younger br with no lines or traces. br that old age would soon appear. br it was something that she did not fear. br br now her medical problems have gotten worse br she is more or less an invalid, and needs a nurse. br this is something that she always feared br the burden upon her children, far and near. br br yet there is something that she does not realize. br that all her children love her br and will always be close by.