Open Letter To My Nana Up In Heaven
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Open Letter To My Nana Up In Heaven

A tribute to the strongest woman I know.

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Open Letter To My Nana Up In Heaven
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Nana ,

It has now been about a month since you passed on into the next life. Boy has life changed in one short month. Your grandson, Austin, turned 16 he can now get his permit which is crazy. Grace, your granddaughter, made the High school soccer team.

It is so weird to think that you aren't here anymore to hear about all of these accomplishments going on within our family. When I was little I saw you every single day, and now I will never see you again. When I think about this for a long period of time it makes me sad, but then I look up and you always show me a sign that you are there in some way. On the day of your funeral, which happened to be Austin's birthday, you gave us the sign that everything would be okay when you shined the sunlight on him because you knew it was his birthday.

Parkinson's ruined your body, but your mind was somewhat intact until the very end of your journey here on Earth. The last time I saw you was truthfully hard because you couldn't remember who I was and it made me sad, but I knew deep down that you knew in your heart that I was your eldest grandchild. The type of Parkinson's that you had was the worst we were told. It affected more than your body. It affected your mind and mimicked Alzheimer disease.

Nana, even though you are gone, you will never leave me. You will always be my guardian angel. Thank you for the times that I spent with you. My favorite memories will always be singing. God bless America with you.

I love you forever,

Maggie your eldest

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