Mother's Need to be Needed

I have mentioned that my mother has a very bad heart which is one of the reasons that I moved here. I've done my best to take care of her. The last couple of days, as I've had to baby this sprained ankle, she has taken care of me and has looked better then she has during this past year since I moved here. She drove me to the doctor yesterday morning. She has been making meals and actually has been eating properly herself. She has decided to do her Christmas cards because the computer and typewriter are up here where I have been resting. I think that being able to be a "mommy" may have been what she needed. I'm a very independent person and like Mom I'm more likely to be the one doing the nurturing then being taken care of myself. I think that she feels needed now since I can't be on the foot very much and the doctor won't let me go back to work until Friday. It makes her feel important to do things for me. It is something I must remember. In my concern for her I sometimes forget that she needs to feel needed too and doesn't like being fussed over. Sometimes I have to let her be the "mommy."