Author: Heather
Category: Family
Published Date: 07/31/2018
Comments: 49
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Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the day our beautiful Nana passed away. Two years of picking up the phone to call her and realizing she wouldn’t answer. Two years of not being able to send her flowers on her wedding anniversary, birthday and Mother’s Day. Two years of not planning to surprise her by showing up at her door. Two years of missing the greatest human being to ever walk the planet.
If I had 5 more minutes, I would:
- Thank her for loving me unconditionally.
- Have my daughters shower her with love.
- Take more pictures and videos of her.
- Ask her to sing “Bushel and a Peck” just once more.
- Give her a hug that was long enough to memorize.
- Tell her over and over again how much she meant to us all.
- Fill her tiny room with bright, colorful flowers.
- Set up one last bingo game and make sure she wins the jackpot.
- Hold her hand and memorize every wrinkle.
- Catch her up on everything she’s missed.
- Play 500 rummy or rummy cube with her.
- Dance with her.
- Take her on a walk.
- Polish her nails for her.
- Apologize to her for those that didn’t give her the closure she deserved.
- Tell her that I’m living my best life for her.
- Prepare a meal with her favorite foods.
- Assure her that we will never forget her.
- Show her the pillows we had made out of her favorite clothes.
- Ask her what heaven is like and how Papa is.
- Ask her for forgiveness for anything I might’ve done to hurt her feelings.
- Tell her how much I love her.
- Promise her that we will all make her proud.
- Make sure she knew just how much we all appreciate her.
- Ask for 5 more minutes.
Nana was our rock. She was beautiful and kind and incredibly funny. She was the first person I called when I had good news to share. She was everything to us and it’s been the hardest two years of our lives.
No matter how busy life gets, always make time for your loved ones. They can be taken from you in an instant. Say what you need to say. Shower them with love. Don’t let 5 minutes pass without telling them just how much you love them. Before it’s too late and you are begging for 5 more minutes.
If you had 5 more minutes with someone you lost, what would you do?
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What a beautiful tribute. My mom, my kids Nana, passed away 10 years ago. We still miss her everyday.
I guess five minutes will never be enough, the list you gave is really what would be done by a person missing a loved one. Reading your post made me a little sad but happy knowing you were still living up with her memories.
May God bless her soul. It is sad to lose a loved one.
I feel this so deep in my soul! I lost two of my grandmothers last year within 2 months of each other. This past summer was the one year mark and I find myself thinking most of these things as well!
I wish I had five more minutes to make a sock puppet with my nephew. He received a kit for Christmas and really wanted someone to help him. In the chaos of the holiday with a newborn, I didn’t get a chance. We lost him to an aggressive form of leukemia that took him in less than a week at the end of January.
5 more minutes, can makes so much difference… such a sweet post… time is really precious!~
This is so sweet! I remember how hard it was when my grandmother past away. I’m sorry for your loss.