Thiea Wilson shares about the pain of losing her grandmother.
Growing up, my grandmother was like a second mother to me. Her words of wisdom comforted me. She would tell me stories of how she grew up and how she owned her own restaurant with my grandfather, which also inspired me to eventually own my own business.
My grandmother was a very smart and intelligent woman. She taught me to be respectable and a kind young lady, and that no matter what, I can always come back from whatever I did that was wrong. I can make improvements in my life and accomplish anything I wanted to.
She always knew how to comfort me when I was sad. When I would cry, she would hold me and tell me everything would be OK. She would say things like, “it’s okay granny’s baby.”
When she passed away, I did not feel like she was gone. I was in denial that she was gone. I felt damaged and I felt like I took her for granted. I remember times when she was talking to me and I was just wondering in my mind. I would wander off or I would not be totally 100 percent paying attention to her because I was younger and my mind would be on other things.