You weren’t able to save the world, but you made it a better place simply by being in it.

Your brilliance, your humor, your compassion shone like the brightest star in the firmament for a too-brief 26 years. When that star was extinguished, a huge piece of my heart darkened with it.

But the memories will never fade. I miss you every day, and often fall asleep at night thinking about the years of watching you grow and learn, as you fought through the pain with unimaginable courage and perseverance. And each victory — the “ordinary” things like learning to eat and to walk, and the extraordinary things, like the flood of college acceptances and scholarship offers and awards — joys that you shared with me . . . those are moments I cherish to this day.

Rest well, my angel. No, you could not save the world; but you gave it your best shot.

All my love, always . . .
Nana
9/23/25