Tears In Heaven
The weather has been sombre since the weekend and it reflects how my family is feeling at this moment. One of my aunts lost her battle with cancer on Friday. She was diagnosed after Christmas 2010 and the doctors told her she might not see summer. What the doctors didn't know was that my aunt was a strong person who wasn't going down without a fight. She gave herself little milestones, be it a holiday or birthday, and she reached them. One year after being diagnosed, she surprised us all when she wanted to have a Christmas family gathering. That's the last time I saw her. Her cancer became more aggressive and her health deteriorated after that. I was working in the garden Friday when my wife gave me the news. I went for a walk in the woods behind our house for some alone time and I noticed a little bird on a branch. I was about ten feet from it and it wasn't even afraid of me. It just stayed there for a little while staring at me then it flew away. Sometimes we look for signs during difficult times. That was my sign that she was finally free to spread her wings.
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