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Always make memories with those you love most

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Always make memories with those you love most
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They always say a picture is worth a thousand words, well that photo can help you remember the time you had with the person you love as well even after they are gone.

It was six years ago that my aunt and godmother Jacki went to heaven, nobody expected it to happen, one day she was talking and laughing and having a good time and then days later she was in the hospital with a brain tumor. I had spent the week with her in Indiana where she lived back in 2012, my mom was very big on me going, deep down I think she knew that something was up.

She was starting to forget all sorts of things, and even sometimes asking the same questions several times, I was polite and went along with it, at first I thought it might have been dementia or Alzheimers. But no one expected a brain tumor that would end up killing her.

When my parents came back to get me, we all went out for lunch and my cousins (her kids) were with us as well, I had the thought about taking a photo by the lake near the restaurant and we ended up taking the photo, I had no idea back then that photo would be the last photo I ever took with Jacki.

The point that I am making in this article is to make time for your loved ones, because you never know when it will be their last day on earth, I have so many photos of friends, family, even my dog, so that way even when they are gone I can always remember that memory and be a little bit of happy and sad (it is ok to not be okay it is okay to cry).

So if you have any kind of camera I don't care if it is an actual physical camera or if it's on your phone, take a photo of your loved one or with your loved one or both even. Because looking at a photo and remembering the good times can actually be healing when it comes to grieving over someone that you love.

So make sure no matter how busy you may be, always make time for the ones whether it is for the whole week, a whole day or even just an hour make time for them because if you don't you might regret it one day.

Take tons of photos because those memories will always last a lifetime.

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