Papi’s Sign
Nov 26, 2020
3 minutes
By Janel Rodriguez, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
“I saw a butterfly,” my mother said with a shy smile.
It was the first time I’d seen her smile since my father’s death the week before. After a seven-year period of steadily declining health, he’d passed away in his bed at home, surrounded by his wife and three daughters. It was a peaceful end to his suffering, but saying goodbye was still difficult. We all missed him terribly. Especially
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