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Maa Jane, we will miss your edge that we gave you the best of care,
gentle steps. With your hands love and life until the very end. You knew
tucked behind you, we would you were loved.
stroll along together. It was
always amusing how you would Jane, we are condent that you are in
pretend not to hear us when we heaven. But we have one question for you:
bombard you with questions, Why did you dislike hospitals so much and
only to ask later “Who are you why were you so panicked at every visit to
talking about?”. the doctor? Well, now the Master Doctor,
You really loved dancing, and we God, will be in charge when you go for a
remember your dance moves check-up, so no more panicking, dear
with particular fondness. As the mother.
years went by, we tried so hard to Maa (Hausa MMA), we miss you so much
deter you from dancing so much. already, but we know you are in good
We were worried that you were company.
now old and frail, but you never
daughters. We were good friends, on rst-
saw yourself that way. You were young at Give our love especially to Daddy,
name basis. You called us by our names heart and nothing could stop you from
and nicknames, and we called you Jane; dancing. How we wish you were still Tello and Naa Reizer.
sometimes Janet Vanderpuije. And you Yawo ogba Maa kaashi be ni woba
around to bust a move or two. kpe ekon.
would respond in your usual cheeky style:
"Mini ak3e" (what is it or, literally, what are Maa, we are so grateful for the way you
they saying?) We have indeed lost a true
raised us. You were never afraid to be our
mother and a true friend. How we wish you mother – to put your foot down, to teach us
were here to share some banter with us!
right from wrong, to make sure we did our
best. You always let us know we had a
Our mum was gentle yet feisty. Her DNA
mama who cared about us, who believed
runs through us. Plainspoken, you always in us and who would always be there for us.
expressed what was on your mind and in Janet Vanderpuije, we are glad to have
your heart, without mincing words. We miss
had you as a mother for more than half a
our little quarrels; those arguments we had century. At 93 years young, you are gone
whenever we would say the truth just the too soon. We were looking forward to your
way we saw it. How we wish you were here
100th birthday, because we knew you
for the little rapport!
could have easily made it. Our hearts are
broken, yet we are comforted in the knowl-
IN LOVING MEMORY 6
MADAM JANET VANDRPUIJE
