squeeze my hand and i’ll tell you that i love you

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1、SqueezeMyHandandI’llTellYouthatILoveYou　　Rememberwhenyouwereachildandyoufellandhurtyourself？Doyourememberwhatyourmotherdidtoeasethepain？Mymother，GraceRose，wouldpickmeup，carrymetoherbed，sitmedownandkissmy“owwie”.Thenshe’dsitonthebedbesideme，takemyhandinhersan

2、dsay，“Whenithurts，squeezemyhandandI’lltellyouthatIloveyou.”OverandoverI’dsqueezeherhand，andeachtime，withoutfail，Iheardthewords，“Mary，Iloveyou.”　　Sometimes，I’dfindmyselfpretendingI’dbeenhurtjusttohavethatritualwithher.AsIgrewup，theritualchanged，butshealwaysfo

3、undawaytoeasethepainandincreasethejoyIfeltinanyareaofmylife.　　ButthemostmemorableritualremainedherholdingmyhandwhenIwasachildandsaying，“Whenithurts，squeezemyhandandI’lltellyouthatIloveyou.”　　Onemorning，whenIwasinmylate30s，followingavisitbymyparentsthenightbe

4、fore，myfatherphonedmeatwork.Hewasalwayscommandingandclearinhisdirections，butIheard3confusionandpanicinhisvoice.“Mary，something’swrongwithyourmotherandIdon’tknowwhattodo.Pleasecomeoverasquicklyasyoucan.”　　The10-minutedrivetomyparents’homefilledmewithdread，won

5、deringwhatwashappeningtomymother.WhenIarrived，IfoundDadpacinginthekitchenandMomlyingontheirbed.Hereyeswereclosedandherhandsrestedonherstomach.Icalledtoher，tryingtokeepmyvoiceascalmaspossible.“Mom，I’mhere.”　　“Mary？”　　“Yes，Mom.”　　“Mary，isthatyou？”　　“Yes，Mom，it

6、’sme.”　　Iwasn’tpreparedforthenextquestion，andwhenIheardit，Ifroze，notknowingwhattosay.　　“Mary，amIgoingtodie？”　　TearswelledupinsidemeasIlookedatmylovingmotherlyingtheresohelpless.　　Mythoughtsraced，untilthisquestioncrossedmymind：whatwouldMomsay？　　Ipausedforamom

7、entthatseemedlikeamillionyears，waitingforthewordstocome.“Mom，Idon’tknowifyou’regoingto3die，butifyouneedto，it’sokay.Iloveyou.”　　Shecriedout，“Mary，Ihurtsomuch.”　　Again，Iwonderedwhattosay.Isatdownbesideheronthebed，pickedupherhandandheardmyselfsay，“Mom，whenithur

8、ts，squeezemyhandandI’lltellyouthatIloveyou.”　　Shesqueezedmyhand.　　“Mom，Iloveyou.”　　Manyhand-squeezesandI-love-you’spassedbetweenmymotherandmeduringthenexttwoyears，untilshepassedawayfromovarianca