1:26

My grandma died on Friday at 1:26. I held her hand and stroked her hair as she took her final peaceful breaths. 

Almost 700 people came to visitation. Past students, bridesmaids, and childhood friends flew and drove in from all over the country. Just to pay their respects. And I shook every one of their hands. I smiled when they told me about how they used to play bridge together. I got a lump in my throat when they told me about how she encouraged them to get their masters or how she took them under her wing. I cried when they said what a special lady she was. 

She was a special lady who has a special place in my heart.