Popular American music artist, Usher, shares a touching tribute in honour of his grandma Tina, who died at age 87 on Dec. 24.
“It’s taken me a few days to come to grips with the fact that my Grandma Tina is no longer with me,” Usher wrote on Instagram December 26.
“I’m praying for clarity and strength for all whom relied on her.”
In addition to how he was feeling at the moment, Usher said “I’m feeling lost now”.
“Part of me is trying to be strong, for others,” he wrote. “The other half of me continues to break silently. We were just laughing days ago… I really thought we had more time.”
Along with this message was a photo he shared of him and his grandmother laughing together.
Recalling their final conversation, Usher shared in the caption that she lent him a lesson on timing: “Her last words to me were, ‘There’s a time for everything son… there’s a time to laugh, a time to cry… there’s a time to live and a time to die.’
“Her daily devotion was to help those in need and she did just that,” he wrote. “When I was lost, she was always there when I called on her, no matter the hour or how long it took. When I was broken, confused, lost and most vulnerable. She saw something else…and was there to remind me of purpose, and that no matter what I was facing.”
While navigating this grief, Usher shared that he has soaked in a message of comfort he recently received.
“Someone told me just today, ‘Keep in mind that it’s only sad b/c we miss them and that’s us being selfish and rightfully so but it’s really a congratulatory celebration b/c they’re at the ultimate place forever!'” he wrote. “I believe that… she will be missed very much.”
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