My Aunt Nena.

My Aunt Nena passed away on June 10th.  It was super sad.  My mom had been going up north to visit her quite a bit this past year, as her health was failing.  My aunt lived a very hard life.  She had been in a terrible motorcycle accident when I was a little girl.  She was pronounced dead at the scene, and they were able to revive her.  She suffered from brain damage and lived an unconventional life.  She was a beautiful soul and would literally give the shirt off her back to whomever needed it.  She was a force to be reckoned with, as life had taught her that she always needed to be ready to take care of herself.   

Her health declined very rapidly at the end, and my mom was not able to be there with her.  My sister was able to drive over and hold the phone up to Nena so my mom could say goodbye.  

My work sent this beautiful planter in honor of her.  Nena loved butterflies.  I shared the planter with my mom, and she has taken great joy in watching it thrive and thinking of her sister.

I will forever remember coloring with her and exchanging cards and tea bags with her through the mail.  She loved deeply and lived life the way that she wanted to.