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To abuela's house we go...by: Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America About five days ago I got the phone call I never wanted to receive, "Ricardo, your mom has been diagnosed with advanced stages of cancer and things don't look good." When my kids heard the news about their "abuela" they cried and said, "when can we go see 'abuela.'" Well, the kids aren't with my mom right now, but I am. Writing this short, but very heartfelt, article is somewhat of a therapy for me. A chance to clear my mind from all the "stuff" around me. I remember for several years in Puerto Rico before my own "abuela" passed on to go to heaven. All the kids and grandkids would make the weekly "peregrinajes" to "la casa de abuela." We all went. Every last one of us. Her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. That's just the way it is in Latin America. Visit your parents and grandparents as often as possible. Many children visit their parents on a daily basis. It's a beautiful thing. Now, of course, I wish that I had made even more trips to spend more time with my own mom. I have a wonderful wife. Her name is Cecilia. She is from Costa Rica. One of eight brothers and sisters raised mostly by her mom because her mom's husband died when all the kids were young. Her mom sewed dresses for others to make ends meet. One of the many things that impressed me about Cecilia was that as soon as she was able (about at 26 years old) she began building a house for her mother. A place for her mom to live without having to worry about having a nice place to stay in her elderly years. I respected her very much for that kind of love and dedication to her mom. This is common in Latin America. Parents don't get put in "old folk's homes." They are cared for by their children. This, I think, is the way things ought to be. By: Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America 
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