CHEERS TO MY UNSUNG HERO

Many we love have passed away too soon… without reason. We remember them often in a thousand different ways… in the morning… in the night… when we look at stars… a date… a song… a place... a smell…. In Memory of all those who left us too soon and are watching down from heaven.

Nyar-Alego Siaya,

Everyone calls it good bye, but I’ll choose to call it good die because of the good times I had with you and am sure we are going to meet up again someday. I never knew I would be hurt like this and still have to carry on strong everyday as life goes on missing you but trying not to cry at the same time. It is no lie that life has not been easy without you because u were always there for me anytime, anywhere and every day from the day I had my first breath. As a child there were so many times I didn’t get it right but u kept me in line because you loved me and always wanted the best for me. I know I got mad and would always run to daddy then play the bubu game with you and you would patiently wait for me to be your friend again cause it was always a matter minutes. If anyone told me our time was limited am sure I could have made the best out of it, not that I regret but I now wish I could talk to you for a while sometimes you know girl stuff, fashion, dilemma, boy drama… and many other things, the list is just endless.

U only got to witness my kindergarten graduation as my first and only academic achievement. I can still remember your excitement when we always performed well in school. Those are the times when we use to get anything we wished for and you were always true to your promises. You taught me the importance of hard-work and healthy competition; these are the values that I’ve always treasured and have helped me achieve success academically and in life aspects, too bad u had to miss my excitement the day I received my first salary. U never got the chance to see how good I’ve grown, your little girl is now a grown woman. The baby who you used to tuck in bed with big teddy bears to scare nightmares now lives in her house. I am a complete copy of what you looked like in your early 20s there is a time someone confused me for you and it made the whole situation funny until he was convinced it’s a grown me. WOW!! This got me thinking we could be twin sisters now only with an age difference. You made our holidays and festive periods a blast and I still wish that we could spend the holidays and celebrate together.

With everything u taught me I tried and lived by it faithfully and am sure you’d be so proud to see what I’ve become. You’ve always been alive in me and that is why on 18^th October annually I celebrate your birthday. I think I’ve gotten to the conscious part of mourning and I now understand what you taught me and I feel at peace with every moment. I know from your life that I have a greater purpose in life; one that goes beyond me and everything I consider glam. From you I learnt to live with a purpose ensuring I change lives positively with every little chance I get and I cannot demand anything less for myself. Definitely there could be so much I could say if you were with me today.

The hardest thing is to say has always been Goodbye, I know that you’ve reached a better place but still I’d give the world to see your face and to be next to you. I often wonder what is it like to go too soon. Rest in peace you’ll always be in my heart, I know that you are in good hands now

For u mummy I love you and I miss you so much,

Dotty Patty.