Hey guys,
So, I kinda have a lot of Emily's in my life, and near to my heart, but I wanted to tell you, AGAIN, about this wonderful lady named Emily Lengel. I actually was HEARING about Emily months before I actually met her, and NO, I'm not a creep. Graham met her his freshman year in college, she was on his sister floor, and basically knew right then and there that he had feelings for her. Of course, things are never that easy, Graham spent months praying about her, talking about her, and trying to decide what to do. It was actually quite infuriating to the family(or at least to me), because we could see very clearly that he had feelings for her, and we couldn't understand his hesitancy. His hesitancy actually turned out to be a blessing in the long run, because 2 days after they "officially" started dating, Graham was rushed to the hospital. Of course, Emily was put in the tough position of realizing that she had only gotten to be Graham's girlfriend for 48 hours, but can you imagine how much harder that loss would have been on her if they had been dating for MONTHS??
Emily and I really bonded through grief, we were both in shock of what was going on, and just didn't know what the future held. It was definitely a scary time, and a sad time for both of us, but that drew us together. As Emily finished the roller coaster of her freshman year, we stayed close. We began to love each other and care about each other, for more reasons than we just had a mutual sadness. On Sunday, I was blessed to be able to see Emily as she celebrated her 21st birthday, and I'm not going to say it wasn't hard to see her and not think of Graham, because I did, I absolutely did(as she did too probably), but I thought of the positives. I couldn't help thinking how PROUD Graham must be of his girlfriend, the now RA of 3E, studying to be a nurse, loving everyone and anyone that walks through her doors. Emily, I know life is hard, I know it sucks, I know, but I also know that you are so STRONG, you are so faithful to God, you are a light to everyone you meet. I want you to know on days when it sucks, when you just want to lay in your bed and cry, first of all, that is totally fine, you DO that! Second of all, you are NOT alone! I assure you that I have those days, and it does help to remind myself that you know what? I am not the only one missing my brother, there are so, SO many people that know and understand how I'm feeling in that moment, and I want to be that someone for you!
<3 Always,
Rose
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