self·less -adjective- showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Dear Grandma,

I wanted to thank you for a few things. I know it’s a little late now, but better late than never.  Thank you taking me to the swimming pool and to the lake to feed the ducks a few years ago, when I was 8, and would come spend the night with you and Grandpa. I also want to thank you for cooking my favorite dishes whenever I would come over for dinner, and for playing with me in the snow and helping me make collages from the automotive magazines I was so interested in… for enjoying my baking, even though my kitchen skills had a long way to go… for teaching me how to play card games and how to speak my mind. Thank you for being a strong, upstanding role model, and for touching so many people in this world with joy and happiness even when they might not have thought such treasures were still available in their worlds. We shared a special sense of humor, you and I.
And even when you were on your sudden and untimely deathbed, barely able to speak or even stay awake, you still managed to put the people around you ahead of yourself– even making sure to ask if we had picked up the all-day pass for the hospital parking lot, so we would not have to pay extra. That was just who you were: beautiful, thoughtful, animated, strong, spirited, and selfless. You are deeply missed. I love you, Grandma.

Love,
Allen

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