Florence Bertolo

December 12, 2021
Two years have passed and sometimes it feels like just yesterday and other times, feels like forever.
I miss your voice. I miss your advice. I miss being able to call you anytime and you, always being there. I miss knowing you are home with dad and taking care of things.
I’m glad your suffering came to an end as I know how hard the last while was. You never deserved to suffer a minute.
I light a candle for you now and again. I touch your necklace when I need you close by. I talk to you a lot too and sometimes laugh because I know you’d laugh too, at what I said.
I sure miss you mama. My only hope is heaven is like you thought it would be. I hope you are pain free, not coughing and breathing easy. I hope you are cooking for everyone and that there’s a casino there for you. I hope the weather is perfect and that you finally were able to see your parents and all those who meant something to you. I hope it’s exactly as you pictured it to be.
My grief is like an anchor sometimes and I know you’d never want me to be sad but it’s so hard some days. Never forgotten and I’m grateful to have had you for all the years I did. Love you mom. Love Sam