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possible to love the Lord and those around you. She we would get to see the true bits and pieces of her
never dwelled on past hardships. Instead, she left the because of the joy and love she gave out.
past behind and focused on the good around her. Even
through the toughest battle that I have ever seen, she When she died, I learned a powerful life lesson— that
pushed through all the way to the end. In 2019, Mimi life moves on no matter what. When I thought my
was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She didn’t believe world was ending, the Earth kept spinning, and life
she had it, but my family had had suspicions for a continued. I learned to rely on the good memories
couple of years. I never really paid attention to her and on God because that’s what she did. Every day,
memory issues until that diagnosis was confirmed. To I choose to live life to the fullest and always love
know what the disease is, is to know the outcome, and those around me, to hopefully have the same impact
I felt like my world was crashing down because my on others that she had. Each time I do, it’s a great
best friend was going to forget who I was and leave reminder of who she was and that she is still with me.
me. For almost three years she fought, and sometimes

Article Submitted by
Emily Keister TRINITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

Emily Keister is a senior at Trinity Christian High School. Her extracurricular activities
include Mock Trial, Volleyball, Softball, Basketball, Lubbock Symphony Guild Debutantes,
National Charity League, and One Act Play. She is the daughter of Ronnie and Heather
Keister. She plans to attend Texas Tech University to study Personal Financial Planning.

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