last night one of the most amazing women i know died.

she lived to be 103, and she was living independently in an apartment downtown.

my great grandmother had had a lot of pain this past year so i know that now she is in a better place, and that even though she hardly ever complained about herself, she is much happier now.

it was just so heartbreaking to see her so fragile, rambling on about eating, then hearing her snore quietly for the last time. squeezing her hand for the last time. there were so many things i wanted to learn from her that were hard to learn because of the language barrier, and i miss her terribly already.

i have a picture of her above my bed to watch over me.