One week ago today, your long struggle was finally over. That sunny afternoon, my mom and I honored you with memories while planting sunflower seeds. Julianne doesn't understand all of it, but she knows you can look down from heaven and watch your favorite flowers bloom in our backyard. Just as I cannot describe the wealth of your friendship, so also words fail to convey the loss we all feel without you.
When Julianne is older, we'll bring out the yellow butterfly blanket you knitted for her and tell her all about you, how you could light up a room and make anyone feel loved, and how you yourself were like a sunflower. And of course, she will know you through your living legacy -- in your children.
Love always, Nicole
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