Dear Grandma,

You haven't even been gone for one week and I miss you as if it has been years.

I was nowhere near ready to say goodbye to you. I did not know when I came home for spring break, that I would be holding your hand as you took your last breaths. I am so thankful that you were not gone by the time I got home, that I got to see you alive one last time. I am thankful that I was able to hear you say "Hi honey" one last time when I got to the hospital.

Grandma, you were so strong. In the last year, you experienced pain like no other, but you kept fighting. I am so happy that you spent the last year and a half with Dad, and I am so happy I spent more time with you in the last year and a half than I did in the past.

You would do my laundry when I was home from college, even if your legs hurt or if it was hard to breathe. We would gossip about anything and everything under the sun. We would laugh, we would cry. You and I would go to the store just because we were bored. Those were some of the best days of my life, and even though I hated taking you to all of the doctor's appointments, I regret ever admitting that I hated it.

I am so happy I had the opportunity to be there for you when things were not exactly easy. I am thankful that I was able to support you, Grandma.

I am so sorry you had to go through the pain you did.

I wouldn't wish what you went through on my worst enemy.

However, you proved your strength and just how resilient you are. I am proud of you for the fight you put up. I am sorry I did not show you how appreciative I am of your life until it was too late. I am regretful, and a day hasn't passed since you have been gone that I have not cried.

I will never forget all of the summers I spent with you at your house when I was younger. I will never forget how much better your cheesecakes were than Dad's (sorry, Dad). I will never forget your hugs and kisses. I will never forget you and how sweet and caring of a woman you were.

I love you Grandma, and I hope all of the pain you went through has subsided. Rest in peace.

Love, your granddaughter,

Meghan.