Grandma,

I never had said goodbye. You wanted us to remember the way you were, not when you were sick. I always remembered you prim and proper during the day. At night, curlers in your hair and cream all over your face. Always getting up at 6 am to make us breakfast and having your make-up on before anyone could see you. The times we had at the kitchen table with bowls of ice cream talking about the future and trying to guide me in the right direction. I have always remembered the phrase you used to say to me: “You can do anything you want, no one can stop you.” Now that you are gone, I am going to school and doing what I want to do. You gave me the power, I just did not see it at the time. I want to thank you for giving me the courage that I have today. You are my strength and I know that you are looking down at me with the bowl of ice cream saying, "You can do it.”

With Love Always,
Jenn, age 37