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Posted On: August 30th 2023, 01:37 pm
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3 year anniversary (2/3) • August 30th
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I said earlier this month, that Carson and Nancy were my favorite ship but Nancy Drew herself, is my favorite character. She is steadfast, determined, witty, caring and above all, fearless. She is willing to do what ever it takes to solve a case and protect her friends and family. And she is 1000% not afraid to show emotion and feeling. When I started the show on day 1, I was grappling with the fact that my aunt—who I’ve looked up to my entire life—was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s Disease and I’m grieving the loss of who she was while she is still living. It is hard to separate my feelings from reality, because all of the stages are showing up out of chronological order; In turn, I have taken a handful of hiatuses over the past year and a half to cope as her illness has progressed rapidly and they have helped on my bad days and motivated me to post on my good days. Even when those days didn’t last for long, I noticed and I’m humbled. The weekend before last, my family and I spent time with my aunt and we overheard a conversation she was having with her brother-in-law. She saw my sisters and I sitting together across the room and he turned to her and said “Do you know them?” And she replied, “Yeah, I know them. They are my friends!” And this made us so emotional. It made us aware that whether she knows who we are or not; deep down, she knows that we care for her and will do everything we can to support her. And that made the weight I was feeling dissipate—I’m doing something right after all. Just recently and thanks to the Drew Crew Writers, I came to the realization, that grief isn’t a solo act. It’s not an isolated event in your life. “You are never alone in grief. Someone is always standing by your side.” You have a whole patchwork of individuals in your life who will step up when called, shoulder the pain, and let you lean on them when times get tough. And I thank all of you for that. For being part of the community I can lean on.
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#nancydrew #thecwnancydrew #drewcrew
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I said earlier this month, that Carson and Nancy were my favorite ship but Nancy Drew herself, is my favorite character. She is steadfast, determined, witty, caring and above all, fearless. She is willing to do what ever it takes to solve a case and protect her friends and family. And she is 1000% not afraid to show emotion and feeling. When I started the show on day 1, I was grappling with the fact that my aunt—who I’ve looked up to my entire life—was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s Disease and I’m grieving the loss of who she was while she is still living. It is hard to separate my feelings from reality, because all of the stages are showing up out of chronological order; In turn, I have taken a handful of hiatuses over the past year and a half to cope as her illness has progressed rapidly and they have helped on my bad days and motivated me to post on my good days. Even when those days didn’t last for long, I noticed and I’m humbled. The weekend before last, my family and I spent time with my aunt and we overheard a conversation she was having with her brother-in-law. She saw my sisters and I sitting together across the room and he turned to her and said “Do you know them?” And she replied, “Yeah, I know them. They are my friends!” And this made us so emotional. It made us aware that whether she knows who we are or not; deep down, she knows that we care for her and will do everything we can to support her. And that made the weight I was feeling dissipate—I’m doing something right after all. Just recently and thanks to the Drew Crew Writers, I came to the realization, that grief isn’t a solo act. It’s not an isolated event in your life. “You are never alone in grief. Someone is always standing by your side.” You have a whole patchwork of individuals in your life who will step up when called, shoulder the pain, and let you lean on them when times get tough. And I thank all of you for that. For being part of the community I can lean on.
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#nancydrew #thecwnancydrew #drewcrew
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