Thursday, April 27, 2006
My Great Aunt Helen, one of the most inspiring and amazing woman that I have ever known, passed away this afternoon. My first reaction was that I wished she was still here. I wish that we could go to Pizza Inn one more time, or to have her make us vanilla nut cookies and brownies for our 12 hour car ride back to Nashville. But I realize that she is much better off now. She has gone through a lot in the last year, and I know that she is much happier now. I can not help but be selfish and wish that I could still have her here. My mom said something really profound after we visited Helen over Spring Break. I told her how it was hard for me to watch my family getting older and sick, and she said "You know, when we used to come visit them, they used to always take care of us. Now it is time for us to take care of them." I feel like I'm growing up and I am not sure how much I like it.
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