For those that don't know, I grew up in North Portugal, Joane to be exact. And through my childhood, a woman took care of me, fed me, gave me comfort when my parents were away. That woman was Conceição Fernandes Cortinhas, which we called Dona Conceição ("Miss Conceição").
Today, she died, and through the final years of her life she tried to be in contact with me. I wish my 20's and now 30's weren't so hectic, I wish I had been there for her just as she was once there for me.
Rest In Power, Queen.
