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able to see God without me standing by her side. I was going to miss her so much. I didn ' t think I could do this thing called life without her. So, before she left me alone, I spilled out all my feelings. I told her that I was going to miss her, and I love her so much. I told her that I will update her on The Walking Dead, because that was our show, and lastly I told her to watch over my mom. Even though my mom put on a brave face, I knew she wasn ' t taking it well, and neither was I.
March 5th was the day my grandma passed. It was sad feeling down to my gut. I also had a bit of relief that she was in a better place than here on earth. After we went home, I went for a walk. I took a deep breath and looked up at the sky. The sky was so pretty that the clouds looked like they were painted on a canvas. The sun peeked through as if it was saying hello. At this point I was smiling because I knew my grandma was safe in god ' s arms. I accepted the fact that she has moved on to a better place, but I know i ' m going to see her again. I knew that even though she wasn ' t here in person, she will always be in my heart, protecting me like my personal guardian angel.
My grandma ' s passing was a life changing experience for people that knew her. My uncle came back to the family when he heard the bad news. Nobody has heard from him for about 5 years. Then, he came back and now we all have a healthy relationship with him. Even several months after her passing, one of her good friends named their food truck after her. Another one of her friends did some really beautiful artwork in her backyard in her honor. All these amazing things happened after her passing because people love her and miss her and never want her to get forgotten. Like the artwork for example, they turned a sad event the happened into an amazing memory for all to see. Not every bad event has to stay bad. Every bad event has an positive outcome if you chose to look at it the right way, positively. ●
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