“Dad, you fought for a long time…. even at the end as you continued to deteriorate – I still saw you as a Giant. My Protector. My first Hero.” The NBA world was left emotional for a few days back in late April after Kevin Love publicly mourned, and so did his fans and supporters, when the basketball star’s father left for the heavenly abode. Stanley Love, who also served as a professional NBA player (1971-1975), did not always have a good relationship with his son.
However, at the end, there was nothing but affection in the tribute Love paid to him. Even at times when he couldn’t have been there for his father, there was one person who always was: his mother. Now, on the special occasion of Mother’s Day, the player remembers his mother’s contribution during Stanley’s worst days.
A few hours ago, Kevin Love took to his official Instagram account to share a post. It featured a throwback photo of the future NBA player and his parents, back when he was just a baby and being carried in his dad’s hands. In the message, he highlighted how his Mom “perfectly exemplifies what it means to love someone in sickness and in health”.
Love revealed how it was his mother, Karen, who often neglected her own self-care to put Stan’s physical and emotional well-being first when he was negotiating with his own mortality. Remaining unwavering in her support, his mother provided her husband around the clock care, comfort, and unconditional love. This commitment was something Love described as “inspiring” and “remarkable”. To this day, he is figuring out how she did it.
“Mom remained present and by Dad’s side – massaging and kissing his forehead at the moment he passed. Even with the emotional weight of the situation, she held the family down the way only a strong Mother can. Showing great strength and emotional fortitude through one of life’s greatest tragedies” wrote Kevin Love. “My parents were together for over 48 years. And I have no doubt that Mom would do it all over again, if only to share a few more moments with, as she put it, the love of her life. I’m certain of it”.
Stanley did appreciate everything that Karen did for him. The Miami Heat forward also mentioned that his mother wrote his mother a letter just before his “health and hands began to fail him”.
This is a developing story.
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