You were always a little kid to me, having watched you grow up, but that didn’t stop me from recognizing what kind of woman my cousin had become: smart-as-a-whip intelligent, quick with a laugh and a smile, a loving mother and the protector of a legacy from your father and grandparents.
And a year ago when I discovered that you were yet another incredible woman in my life with breast cancer, I also learned how resilient, strong and fearless you were.
