No Longer With Us

We know for a fact that all people will eventually die, its just a matter of when and how. But despite knowing this, it was still a reality that is hard to accept specially when it comes to the people that are close to us. So when the time that someone we love finally meets its end, it leaves us with the feeling of sadness and emptiness as we know that we will spend the rest of our life without them, at least, that is how I feel every time the people that is close to me passed away with my grandma Sisa to be the most recent one.

My grandmother was a very strong person and what more proof should I provide aside from the fact that she were able to reach 100 years of age, something that most people will not be able to achieve and while she was active, all she did was to help on taking care of her grandchildren including me and my sibling when my mother has left overseas to work. As a grandparent, she was really kind to her grandchildren and always dote on us but would still scold us when we did something wrong and during the time that she was with us, she would take care of most of the household chores and cooking stuff cause she would rather us to study or play. That was why her passing has become very painful not only for her children but also for us, her grandchildren.

My grandma Sisa passed away on May 27, 2023, just a year from now so the memory of her departure was still fresh in my memory. She has already lived for more than a 100 years so we know that her days was already numbered but her sudden departure has still left us shock because she was still lively despite her age and can still be engaged in conversations so we thought she will live a little longer, at least enough to celebrate her 101^st birthday which we are already at the early stage of planning on how to celebrate it. However, one day, she suddenly lost her apettite and was sent to the hospital where she spend the rest her final days.

As my grandma Sisa's passing was still a very fresh memory for us, I can't clearly say that I have completely overcome of her lost or will I ever be just like for my father and other loved ones that already passed away cause from time to time, there are things that will reminds us of them whether its a happy or sad memory together with the fact that we cannot make any more memories with them that comes with sadness. But this sadness is something that I would rather have as a proof that those people have once become part of my life and help me to be who I am today as well as to honor their legacy.

Thank you for reading my post and see you on the next one!