My tía passed away this week and I’ve been grieving. I feel her loss on a personal level and that causes me grief, then I think about how her passing must be affecting her children, her grandchildren, her siblings and I feel a different kind of grief on their behalf.
I find myself bursting into tears at times. It’s natural, I know. Grief is the natural consequence of loving someone who dies and I am so glad that I had the chance to love her.
We all die, it’s what happens. People die every day and we get to a point when we know that sooner or later someone we love is bound to die. And yet, the death of a loved one always seems to catch us by surprise even when it was expected, even when we knew it was coming sooner than later.
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My aunt was in the hospital, it became obvious that it was time for her to go, I waited to hear and braced myself. And still when I got the word that she was gone the rush of emotions was sudden, sharp and immediate.
This week’s Friday Five by Claudya on IGTV is dedicated to my beautiful tía.
Thank you for visiting. Sending you much peace and love.
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