A small wish came true for a Texas woman who took a break from her life to take care of her “nanny”

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We were all taught to respect elders.

Paul Brown was easy to respect and love her.

“My grandmother was one of a kind,” Paula said. “She loved the church, she loved the people, and she had a heart of gold.”

Velora Carolyn Yates has been a nurse for over 50 years.

But when she was in her 70s, she began to need extra care.

Paula was in her early 30s and offered to move in with her beloved “nanny” for a couple of weeks.

“I just knew I had to be there,” Paula said.

The temporary stay soon became permanent.

Paula spent two years – during the pandemic – with her grandmother.

She cared for her, listened to her and learned from her.

“She loved to cook, so my favorite thing was to cook for her and try to cook the way she did,” Paula said.

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“She laughed at me because I always needed a recipe, and she said that a recipe is needed for everything!”

In January, Yates contracted COVID despite being fully vaccinated.

She died of the virus on January 19th.

Paula’s mother, Verna Jones, struggled to properly thank her daughter for the selfless devotion she showed towards the end of Yeats’ life.

Jones nominated her daughter for Little Wish.

“Your Little Wish from Sam Pack Auto Group includes a $2,000 Visa card to pay for two nights at a hotel and car rental, a $500 gift card to the Academy for new sportswear, and a $1,000 gift card to At Home to refresh your clothes. home,” Verna said in a video call, surprising Paula with the news.

“She would be so happy,” she said of her grandmother.

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“I haven’t had a vacation in seven years,” she said. “I’m very excited about this.”

Verna told Paula that her Nannie felt unconditionally loved for the last two years of her life.

“You made your world her world,” Verna said. “Your goal in the future is to just love Paula and be Paula.”

“I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart, baby,” Verna told her daughter.

If you know someone who deserves a Little Wish, please nominate them at wfaa.com/littlewishes.

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