My dear Cousins:
No words can describe to you how much I am going to miss your mom,
my aunt. You know how special she was to me and I tried to show her
how much I loved and cared for her. I will miss reporting to her that
I am home when I go away; she always wanted to know that I was home
safely. I know I can no longer call her on the phone just to check on her to see how she is doing and to tell her that I love her before
I hang up. I know that I can no longer share food with her that she
liked so much and I will no longer see that big smile on her face
when I came in with something for her. She was always grateful, no
matter how small it might have been. I will no longer hear her tell
me that she wasn't must benefit to anyone anymore and I would answer:
Nanny, the Lord is not ready for you yet; he has more work for you to
do and she would then agree with me. She used to tell me how she
baby set me when I was born; I guess we were more like sisters, than
aunt and niece. I knew I could cry on her shoulder, I knew I could
talk to her in confidence, she was my confidant many times through
the years. Yes, dear cousins, I loved her dearly and I am going to
miss her more than you know. Let us all keep close family ties; this
is what she would want, even though she is not with us in person
any longer. We can always pretend she is there beside us. I love
you all. Bernie
