Dec 28, was the worst day of my life. My biggest fear in life came true. All it took was a gut-wrenching call from her doctors at 3:30 am. My mom fully transitioned into the hands of God. What has been a rough couple of years without her presence at home ended in the most abrupt way possible. We lost a pillar, the soul that guided my family, and the most compassionate person that any of us knew. She was my best friend. My rock. My number one supporter, she was the reason to keep going - to keep fighting. February 13, 2017, was a shocking day too. Her stroke that day forced us to transition into a new “normal.” The following four years have been the toughest of our lives, but we remained optimistic that one day she’d return home to us. I became her proxy. I stepped up as the youngest, to fight for her and dove into medical exploration to find a way to bring her back home to me. I challenged her doctors, kept up with medical care, etc., all while still dealing with falling into depression from her stroke. My life was forever changed. Hospital visits and flowers always made her smile. My favorite part was when I’d talk about her funny stories in the past and make jokes, and we’d laugh so hard, laugh-cry. Sadly my mom’s pneumonia went beyond the means of the medical staff. Monday's call is a change I don’t think we’ll ever get used to. I never believed this day would ever come. I saw the future consisting of watching her grandchildren grow, to see her daughters prosper, and to watch her husband grow old. She was everything I aspire to be, the woman I wanted to become. The way she was able to fill a room with joy and laughter was unprecedented. She was so kind, and sympathetic, always putting others before herself. She would not hesitate to help when a loved one or a stranger needed assistance or support. She was my hero. She was her grandchildren's laughter. She was her husband's strength. And, she was her daughters’ happiness. There will not be a day I will not think about her. I will never stop making her proud. And, I will never stop telling stories about her, and about the legacy, she left. Continued in comments... #iloveyoumom forever & always