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Remember Me?
When I die I wonder how much of an imprint I would leave in this world. My grandmother’s funeral is on Monday and I wonder who will be there. I’m not very popular and am lucky if I get any likes from any posts. I doubt many people will even notice if I just disappear.…
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Goodbye Inay
Inay finally passed away today, August 4th, around 4 in afternoon. I thought I was prepared because she was 103 years old, and we had all the time to prepare, but I guess you can never be prepared for such things. When my sister sent me the message I immediately went into shock and cried.…
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Inay turns 102 years old!
My grandmother turns 102 years old today. Unfortunately, she suffers through dementia and is barely present in the mind. I am at least thankful she isn’t out getting punched in the face by white supremacists running rampant on the streets. A 75 year old Asian woman was attacked yesterday in San Francisco. She was able…
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Happy 100th Birthday, Inay!
We call my grandmother Inay (mother in Tagalog). She is a century old today! Here is a poem I wrote for her several years ago: it’s a hard place being her and being alive between the river and the rock crying raw across the wavy years and smiling too it’s hard to grow as ripe…