Grief

I usually post about Ebony, however today I lost my sister. It was quick, pneumonia and a failing heart.

she cared for me as a baby, she was eight years older. She never forgot to remind me if the two inch scar left on her forearm from my diaper pins. She was my best friend, counselor, second mother to my three boys. I hadn’t seen her since mom’s funeral four years ago..she resided in south Texas, and I in the upper Midwest. We spoke on the phone until one day we didn’t. I didn’t know she was fighting alzheimers. We had a falling out over politics as she had posted some very uncharacteristic statements on social media. I am sure her dementia/alzheimers diagnosis was behind it. But we drifted for a couple years.

three weeks ago I got a call from my very lucid sister. My sister before she became sick. We talked about an hour, getting caught up on everything.

the call ended with many I love you’s ❤️ she became ill, and now she’s gone. What a treasure she was…so absolutely funny. My face would hurt from laughter. I realized yesterday, I have not one negative memory of her…how many people can say that? Love you Patsy Ratsy