It was their common concern about the mother they had shared for over fifty years that brought them together for salmon patties late that Saturday evening in October.
“What are you doing?” he asked when his sister-in-law answered his mom’s phone.
“Just starting some dinner. What about you?” she asked.
“Same here. What are you making?” They continued the small talk, avoiding more serious matters. Their mom had been at home with hospice care for almost six months now, and had been experiencing worsening symptoms for the past day or so.
“Salmon patties,” she said.
“You are kidding? That is what we are making, too! Why don’t we come down and we can have dinner together.”
So they sat around the family table in that tiny kitchen. They laughed a lot, as they ate salmon patties.
Neither of them knew at the time that would be the last meal their mom would partake of before transitioning from her physical body.
“Coincidences mean you’re on the right path.” ~ Simon Van Booy