11.2.20
I lost a student to covid last month and I thought to myself, “what if her family doesn’t make an altar?” I decided to make my very own this year to make sure Dianita was able to cross over and celebrate with her loved ones. I’m so proud of it.
My momma tested positive for covid three weeks ago. Thanks to the vitamin cocktail we’ve been taking for months, her symptoms were very minimal. She’s covid-free and doing very well.
All day yesterday she was thinking about my grandma and worried that she had not made her Día De Los Muertos altar this year. While shopping at the store a man and his mother were standing near her looking at pajamas. The man turns and looks at her and says
“Do you know who’s standing next to you?”
Mom: “No.” shocked at the man’s goosebumps on his arms.
Man: “Look at how I got the chills! Your mom is standing next to you and she wants me to tell you that she’s ok. To stop worrying. She says she’s happy where she is at. Stop worrying.”
My mom was at a loss for words and could just say “thank you” before walking away.
She called me crying and thanking me for making my Day of the Dead altar this year. We both cried.
I couldn’t sleep ast night. I felt so much energy around me. I woke up tired, but happy.
