3 Letter Word

"One day she goes
And takes a glimpse
In the mirror
But she doesn't recognize her own face
Her health is fading
She doesn't know why
3 letters took her to her final resting place"

She knew she couldn't make it
Hope was graciously bleeding off
She left the world begging
She left the world dreaming
She wanted to fight it,
But she is only human,
She was not that tough

She left the world wondering
Why would he keep
A life threatening secret from her
She thought he loved her
And deep inside he did
If he revealed his disease
He was afraid she'll leave

She left two children alone in the world
Hoping their life doesn't have ten shades of gray
Hoping they'll never end up in that strife
Now if you're wondering what made me write this
It's a simple explanation,
My dear aunt Carmen left us with tears in our eyes
As that 3 letter word took her up in paradise.