My aunt’s loud laugh, about as loud as the thunder around us. It was pouring buckets as we were running back to her car. We didn’t know it was supposed to rain. Instead of being angry about getting soaking wet, we were bursting with laughter and joy. We were acting like children, trying to see through the pouring rain where her car was at. She always knew how to make every moment memorable. Every time spent with her was special.

She was like my own mother. I knew I could count on her to keep a secret or come to if something was wrong. We had so many ecstatic times together. Her bubbly personality made everything exciting. I just wish I would have realized then that some things can’t last forever. If cancer had not taken over her life we could make more memories, but we can’t.
I know my aunt is watching over me, keeping me safe. There honestly isn’t a day that goes by without me thinking about her. Cancer is so quick to destroy you feel as if that person was with you yesterday. It’s a very hard thing to go through, for the person infected with it and those who try to support the person as much as possible.

One lesson that comes out of losing someone from cancer is learning not to take people that you love for granted. We often forget about those around us who do so much for us. You should never do this because you honestly never know when something could come up and take them away in a heartbeat.