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I just got word that one of my aunts passed away yesterday. She was my stepdad's sister and she lived in Canada, so I haven't seen her since I was younger, maybe even the age of my daughters. But I still have fond memories of her, and I'm sad to see her go.

I am really sorry for your loss, Naddya. Pamper yourself tonight, try to find comfort in whatever works for you. It you want to chat about it feel free to PM me also... We all care very much about each other and I'm glad you're letting us know about this. So take it easy & hopefully you and the rest of your family will find peace with this loss.

xoxo

Jessica

The strange thing is this: I swear I saw (recently) a picture of my stepdad's whole family at one of our reunions, and I think she was in it. But for the life of me, I can't remember where I saw it and I can't find it now

Sorry Naddya for the loss in your family. Cherish your fond memories honey.

ELizabeth

I am so sorry for your loss, naddya ~~~

Doesnt matter how often you saw this aunt or how long it has been since you last saw her ~~~ The important thing was that she matters to you and she will be missed.

Marilyn

I'm sorry for your loss Naddya. It's so hard when we start losing our elders, no matter if they're distant or close. Keep her in your thoughts and she'll never truly be gone.

bless you!

Naddya, Am praying for you. Sad to hear of your loss of your Auntie. Echo all the wise words already spoken here. Pamper yourself tonight. A candle lit bath or whatever relaxes you. Set aside some special time for you.

Have a prayer that wrote that thought may be of help to you so included it here along with a couple of snippets.

Take excellent care of you Naddya. Warm wishes, Clarita x

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Help us Father to honour in our daily lives those loved ones now at home in Heaven with you. May our lives continue their lives like sweet perfume. We miss them greatly; yet we find comfort in knowing that they are in a much better place- in paradise with you Lord. May our memories of them make us smile often times. Heal us with tears. Heal us with laughter. Turn our sorrows into dancing, sadness into joy, emptiness into fullness and all heaviness into lightness of being. Help us to help others who mourn, too. In your name, King of Kings, may this be so, amen.

-Clarita( wrote this prayer 3 years ago shortly after losing my special Nana who passed away just 4 days after my husband's dad so it was a most challenging time for us both)

“Our grief always brings a gift. It’s the gift of greater sensitivity and compassion for others. We learn to rise above our own grief by reaching out and lessening the grief of others.”- Dr Robert Schuller

“Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.” – William Penn, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania, USA

“When we truly love, it is never lost. It is only after death that the depth of the bond is truly felt, and our loved ones become more a part of us than was possible in life.” – Oriental Tradition

In the rising of the sun and it’s going down, we remember them.

In the blowing of the wind and the chill of winter, we remember them.

In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them.

In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.

In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn, we remember them.

In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them.

When we are weary and in need of strength, we remember them.

When we are lost and sick at heart, we remember them.

When we have joys we yearn to share, we remember them.

As long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us, as we remember them.

- Traditional Jewish Memorial prayer

God Mightily Bless You Naddya

Naddya I'm so sorry for your loss. When I lost my Nana, I was instantly transported in time to the days where she would babysit me after school. She would tell me "if you're good, then I'll take you to the bakery and buy you a treat." The amazing thing was in her eyes I was always good. She had the kind of love that sees past behavior and flaws and focuses on your essence, your soul. That is an eternal love that even death can't touch. Those after school days were some of the best moments of my life. Just me and my Nana. Two souls blissfully connected in love. Thirty five years later, I can still see her next to me, I can still feel her loving hand embracing mine, I can still hear her warm voice. These are the greatest gifts that we are given in life. Simple family pleasures that cost nothing but mean everything.

I pray that as you grieve your loss, you can remember some of those precious moments that connect you and your aunt in eternal bonds of love.

G-d bless,

MJ

So Sorry about your loss. sending prayers to all of you.

Awww MJ you made me cry! How sweet! I was really close to my grandma too, I lived with her for two years during a rough time in my family and the two of us became really close--before I lived with her I was afraid of her because she was so strict and stern. She was born in 1890 and had very Victorian ideas about childraising. I quickly found her softer side and I knew in her own rough way she loved me very much. My cousins and siblings still can't get over how close we became But when I hear her voice in my head it's usually pointing out something I did wrong She died in my senior year of h.s. and I still miss her.