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able to see God without me standing by her side . I was going to miss her so much . I didn ' t think I could do this thing called life without her . So , before she left me alone , I spilled out all my feelings . I told her that I was going to miss her , and I love her so much . I told her that I will update her on The Walking Dead , because that was our show , and lastly I told her to watch over my mom . Even though my mom put on a brave face , I knew she wasn ' t taking it well , and neither was I .
March 5th was the day my grandma passed . It was sad feeling down to my gut . I also had a bit of relief that she was in a better place than here on earth . After we went home , I went for a walk . I took a deep breath and looked up at the sky . The sky was so pretty that the clouds looked like they were painted on a canvas . The sun peeked through as if it was saying hello . At this point I was smiling because I knew my grandma was safe in god ' s arms . I accepted the fact that she has moved on to a better place , but I know i ' m going to see her again . I knew that even though she wasn ' t here in person , she will always be in my heart , protecting me like my personal guardian angel .
My grandma ' s passing was a life changing experience for people that knew her . My uncle came back to the family when he heard the bad news . Nobody has heard from him for about 5 years . Then , he came back and now we all have a healthy relationship with him . Even several months after her passing , one of her good friends named their food truck after her . Another one of her friends did some really beautiful artwork in her backyard in her honor . All these amazing things happened after her passing because people love her and miss her and never want her to get forgotten . Like the artwork for example , they turned a sad event the happened into an amazing memory for all to see . Not every bad event has to stay bad . Every bad event has an positive outcome if you chose to look at it the right way , positively . ●
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