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Her Final Whisper: “You Matter.”
Not just love and memories. But an apartment building she’d quietly invested in.
Its value? Life-changing.
She had seen me.
She knew, even after death, how to lift me.
Her final message across time: You matter. Always have.
Ellis and I bought a home.
We started a scholarship for nursing students who feel invisible, in her name.
For those carrying silent strength.
For those like me.
A Sunset, A Change
One evening, sitting on our porch while Pickle chased bees in the yard, my father visited.
He watched the sunset, then turned to me.
“You were always the strong one,” he said. “I just wish I hadn’t made you prove it.”
I smiled. The tears came, slow and warm.
“It’s not too late to say it,” I replied. “It never was.”
For Anyone Who’s Been “The Strong One”
If you’ve spent your life being strong so others could stay comfortable…
If you’ve felt unseen, overburdened, taken for granted…
Please hear this:
You are not invisible.
You are not alone.
And you never needed to earn your worth.
Sometimes, justice doesn’t roar.
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