Antics of Aunt Linda

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Shauna Kenley Dr. Stevens English 100 6/28/2012 The Antics of Aunt Linda My Aunt Linda was one of the greatest women I have ever met. She was compassionate, caring, and dependable. She loved her family with everything she had and was there for them no matter what. She was always up for a good game of cards, and was one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Aunt Linda’s compassion, caring, and dependable attitude towards people was remarkable. She cared for the sick and elderly in her home; many actually lived with her until their final days. When my grandmother, Aunt Linda’s mom, could not take of herself any longer she moved into my aunt’s home. As the years went by my grandmother became bedridden due to osteoporosis and she required a lot of care, my aunt never complained about the amount of work, just provided the best possible care for her ailing mother. Aunt Linda even welcomed her ex-husband into her home when he was diagnosed with cancer; as well as Helen a woman she did not even know just a friend of a friend. She cared for these people with an open heart and dignity, never once thinking it was a burden. To Aunt Linda family was everything, this extended to not only her immediate family but anyone in the family. I cannot count the number of my cousins that she welcomed her home when they had nowhere else to go. Aunt Linda took them into her home with open arms, often buying them the things they needed for school and clothing. I remember a time when I had to move into my aunt’s home due to a medical condition resulting in my not being able to be alone. Aunt Linda was wonderful, cooking all my meals, doing my laundry, taking me to appointments, and helping me with anything I was unable to do for myself. Her three sons and seven grandchildren also held a special place in her heart, and she did anything and everything

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