Thread by @GaryChambersJr

My Grandma Emma passed away today at the beautiful age of 88.

This week has been a rollercoaster of emotions. This weekend it became clear my grandmother was starting to transition from this life.

I did my best to stay focused on our objectives while also trying to be a good grandson.

So on the day we announced I was running for Congress, I sat by her bed and let her watch the video. She couldn’t speak, but she watched the whole thing and attempted to give me a sign

of affirmation. My grandmother was just as direct as me, she never mixed her words and she meant what she said. My heart hurts because she’s gone, but my spirit rejoices because I know where she is.

Emma was my biological mother’s mom. My mother has been deceased 35 years now.

I imagine that when the ancestors welcomed her, my mother got to kiss and hug her mother for the first time in 35 years.

Grandma, thank you for being a pillar of strength and love. She didn’t have much, but anything she had I knew she’d give to me or my sisters. I am grateful

to be her grandson, the fruit that came from her tree.

You always said, “keep going to sleep and getting up in the morning baby, it will get better.” Though I hurt today, I know it will get better.

Your only grandson will cherish your memory forever.

I’ll see you after while sweet Lady, I love you 🖤.

-G-