And today is no exception.
Yesterday, 10/18/17, my ex-brother-in-law, made a personal visit to me at my job, just to let me know my aunt had passed away and been found that morning. Robert is my cousin's boyfriend and he was thoughtful enough to tell me this news in person, because Cyndi was so shaken herself - she couldn't even gather her own thoughts at that point.
I can only imagine - losing both of my own biological parents when I was in my thirties and my dearest stepdad when I was only 19... it changes you. Makes you feel alone even more so.
Strips off a layer of strength and exposes vulnerability before calluses begin forming.
My Aunt was our family historian - I could ask her anything about anybody in our family. She was full of independence, spunk and said what she felt. Couth was not her strong point, but fun was and she had a lot of it in her brief 72 years. Heartache, spirit and fun.
Now she's singing and dancing - full and fresh - on the other side of this life, in a place I like to call
'Home'.
Say 'Hi' to everyone for me, Aunt Jean - see you sometime soon ^_^
Love, Sho
