Grandma,

It is always around this time that I really start to miss you the most. You loved Christmas, and I will never forget your peculiar love for holiday gummies. You would always remind me to get you some any time I went shopping for Christmas gifts. Remembering you during the holidays always brings a huge smile to my face, because I remember how happy you would get when the whole family was with you to celebrate the holidays. Your smile would stretch from ear to ear, knowing that all five of your kids and ten grandchildren were there with you. I will always think of you when the holidays come around.

Your kindness and compassion were truly one of a kind. You always, without fail, gave me money for ice cream every time I heard the ice cream truck. You had the patience to help raise my five cousins under your roof; the same roof where you raised your four daughters and one son as a widow. You were always there for anyone whenever they needed it and always told me to help people. You would always tell me that there is nothing in this world like a kind heart. From you is where I learned how to be kind and how to help people without expecting anything in return. The love of a grandmother is one of a kind, and you did your best to always spread yours. I may not remember every moment we spent together, but I will always remember how much you loved me and cared for me while you were with me.

Cancer sucks, especially ovarian cancer. There really is no other way of saying it, and it always will, no matter who it affects. The fact that you beat it not just once but twice before is a testament to your incredible strength. You were the strongest person I knew, and even though you had been through so much, you never had a negative moment. In all the memories I have of you, you were smiling. Even near the end of your battle, you still smiled and told us not to worry.

Sadly, I will never forget that morning we got the call... I knew the day had finally come, but I did not want to believe it. The whole family got together, and we realized that the day we had all dreaded for so long had ultimately arrived. We said our final goodbyes one last time and laid you to rest. For the longest time, I was in denial, but I came to terms that you were no longer in pain and were in a much better happier place. Although an angel was taken from this earth when you passed, God gained one in heaven. Even though you are gone, you are always with me in my memories and in my heart.

You will forever be missed and loved.