On the other end was a woman who claimed to be my mom’s neighbor. Her voice sounded urgent and panicked. She said my mother had collapsed in the backyard and needed help immediately. According to her, there was no time to wait for an ambulance.
I felt pure panic take over. My heart started racing. I quickly told my husband to go to the graduation without me while I rushed across town to check on my mom.
But when I arrived at her house, the scene was completely different from what I had expected.
My mom was perfectly fine.
She was standing in the yard, calmly trimming flowers and tending to her garden. When she saw me rushing toward her, breathless and terrified, she looked completely confused.