Peace, Love & Family

On October 13^th 2014 my family lost a very beloved family member, my grandfather, better known as my Papou.  After a year of battling pancreatic cancer we ended up losing him to dementia. Although my family had a year to somewhat prepare for the loss to come, it did not make anything easier. It wasn’t until this great loss that I realized how strong love truly is.

My family has been nothing but loving throughout this entire nightmare. The hardest part of it all was also losing my grandmother, Nonna, on the day of Papou’s funeral. At that point my family and myself felt hopeless and like there would never be a silver lining. When going through such tragedy it becomes hard to understand what you need to feel better. Losing two very important people within 5 days almost felt like a very bad, horrible joke. At that point, you’re in shock, you can hardly think about what you’re going to eat, never mind how you’re going to get through the day. But through all of this tragedy the only thing that made sense was my family.

The endless amount of love we received, and still are receiving, from one another as well as our close friends truly shows how significant we are to each others lives. I wouldn’t be where I am without my family and their constant love and attention. It was hard at first to figure out the meaning behind such horrible incidents, but after some time it became clear how important my family is to me and how we can get through anything as long as we have one another. I love you all to the moon and back and am so proud to have each one of you, in my life, standing beside me every step of the way.

Love,