My Aunt...

This past Friday morning my Aunt Liliana lost her battle with Cancer. She was very special to me. I was often told I looked like her, smiled like her and had her mannerisms. With her living so far away I didn't get to chance to be with her in her last days, but I was there in heart. I will miss her laugh, her jokes, and the way she always made me feel special. I love you, Tia.

El viernes pasado, mi Tia Liliana perdio su batalla en contra el cancer. Ella era muy especial para mi. De vez en cuando, me decian que yo me parecia a ella - que yo tenia su sonrisa y modismos. Por causa de que ella vivia tan lejos de mi, yo no tenia la oportunidad de estar con ella en sus ultimos dias, pero estaba alli en corazon. Extranare su risa, sus chistes, y la manera en que siempre me hizo sentir tan especial. Te quiero, tia.

Liliana Chirinos

Feb. 15, 1949 - Mar. 18, 2005