Nadine

Nadine was born on August 7, 2000 and she passed September 18, 2021. She had just turned 21 when she found out she had cancer. She had her life set for herself, She knew what she wanted and she was gonna get it no matter what. She had a bucket list of things she wanted to try and do. She wanted to travel, try new foods, go to Disneyland and see her favorite artist billie eilish. She had it all set but life had other plans for her and she accepted that even with the fear she knew she was the strong one for this path in her life to happen. Some things about Nadine was that she had the biggest heart you could ever imagine and she loved every flaw and beauty of a person. Whenever you felt alone or scared or sad she was the one person you could turn to and tell her everything without feeling judged all you would feel is comfort and support and love from her. She was the strongest person I knew. She had hope and faith in every person that came into her life. She was the type of person that would rather struggle than to let her family or friends. She would carry the weight of the world on her shoulder and you wouldn't even notice because she was that strong!! She deserved the world; everything that you would think was trash and worthless she saw the beauty and the strength. If you ever got the opportunity to meet her or even just being around her you would feel the peace flowing through her. She had a smile and laugh that would light up a room and the funny thing is she knew it too and she wasn't scared to show it off. Nadine is forever with us!

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Special thank you to Terri Thomas, Susan Davis, Miki Matsushima, and Laurie Martinez.