This is my grandma. She passed 8 years ago yesterday. She was spectacular- and the center of our family. She was funny, fiery, loving and she SHINED. Everyone loved her that knew her. All of my friends claimed her as their own grandma. She taught me unconditional love and showed me the strength that women can possess.

A lot of time has passed- but the longing and grief never goes away.

"The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not 'get over' the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to." — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross​

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