Beating the Odds
An open letter to my mother highlighting the power of her determination and courage
12 min readMay 24, 2021
Dear Mum,
I know you can’t read this, but I need to write about you. Your strength, bravery and resilience throughout your 76 years of life need to be shared. That despite illness, you still managed to be a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and grandmother.