Today, most of my family gathered at my aunt's house to join my grandmother as she had an administration of a blessing by a minister geared towards helping with the transition from this life into the next. My beautiful grandmother has been battling breast cancer for more than 6 years. She is a strong, stubborn, proud, amazing, woman. I hope to have inherited some of her great resolve and kindness towards others. She is always putting others first, even today, sick and uncomfortable in her bed she made it a point to make sure everyone else was comfortable and happy.
Today I saw firsthand the love my father, uncles, and aunt have for this incredible woman. If I feel honored to be her granddaughter, I can only imagine how they feel to be her children. It was the first time in my entire 25 years that I saw my grandmother cry, and maybe the 3rd time seeing my father shed tears. We were able to tell her exactly how much she meant to us and how her example would live on in all of us. A bittersweet moment as I realized just how blessed I was and how little time I have to soak up all her awesomeness.
Today, I realized how short life truly is and how fragile. My grandmother was always a fighter, always looking for new treatments to beat the cancer. Now, she is content and at peace with her accomplishments and in knowing she is loved immensely by all those who surround her. When asked if she had any words to say to us, she looked around the room, and said "What can I say? I love you all. More than anything else in this world. What else is there?"
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