My Aunt

Dec 22, 2008

Everyone has aunts, growing up I was blessed with many of them.  On my dad's side, I had his sister, and his brother's wife. On my mother's side, their were a plethora of them.  She had 3 brothers and 2 sisters.  I also had their childhood friends whom I grew up thinking of aunts and uncles. A lot of them have passed away now, all of them on my dad's side, and a few on my mother's.  Now today, at 7am, I lost another "aunt".  One who I loved dearly, even though she was not related to me by blood.

My Aunt Regina grew up with my mother and they were best friends even until today. Her husband passed away when I was young, leaving her with 3 girls to raise. They were my cousins, and I grew up fighting and caring for all of them.  I even lived with them for one semester in High School. She was a nurse, who had many medical problems of her own.  Dealing with cancer, diabetes, and a host of other problems.  This last fall, my mother went to visit her for the last time.  I myself haven't seen her in years.  

Saturday my mother got the call that she was dying, but there was no way we could join her and her family.  I woke up this morning to an email with the news.  All I can say now is I hope you are at peace, and that I wish I had seen you one more time to say goodbye.

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