GoodBye...
Last night, my Aunt Arlene, who has defied the odds over 11 years, passed away in her sleep at home.
I dont even really know where to begin or what to say. There is SO much to say! And, I dont know how to start.
Battling Hodgkin's, heart attack, paralysis, kidney failure... The list goes on and on... So many times we were told "this is the end." One would have thought that after so much emotions over 11 years, we would be prepared. Nothing prepared us.
My mother could barely stand. I saw Steve cry for the first time in so long. Steph... My father... Myself... We all broke down.
She has been a survivor. She has been a hero.
My whole being aches...
I dont even really know where to begin or what to say. There is SO much to say! And, I dont know how to start.
Battling Hodgkin's, heart attack, paralysis, kidney failure... The list goes on and on... So many times we were told "this is the end." One would have thought that after so much emotions over 11 years, we would be prepared. Nothing prepared us.
My mother could barely stand. I saw Steve cry for the first time in so long. Steph... My father... Myself... We all broke down.
She has been a survivor. She has been a hero.
My whole being aches...