A friend in college was very close to her aunt who had cancer.
I visited with her at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia, a subway ride away from school.
It was emotional, painful for everyone but through it all this woman never complained. She bravely fought even at the end.
When she died, my friend, Marilyn, consoled her loss by doing something meaningful.
She allowed her aunt to live on through her by adopting her aunt’s ability to see suffering of all kinds as transformational.
Those who mean a lot to us in life can live on when we adopt their best traits and live them forward.
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