Mayra and Brian Alvear

Mayra: Nelson, my son, died of cancer when he was 11. Brian: He was diagnosed when he was nine. I was four years older than him. When he passed I was 16. I was a junior. And then Amanda was nine-ish. Mayra: That's my baby because I felt that since this happened, I have left him aside because it's been about Amanda and I say to him “I'm so sorry baby.” "Don't forget about Nelson" my husband tells me. "Don't forget about Nelson." I say, "How can I forget about Nelson?" Before I lost Amanda, it was all him, every year since 2001, I never stopped crying. Brian: I don't think there is jealousy in death. I think that he would understand with the circumstances. Don't worry, he was definitely the chillest of the three of us. The last time I saw Amanda in person was the anniversary of Nelson’s birthday. We got together as a family. On his birthday she posted on Facebook. "I'll see you soon at the gates." This was June 7th, five days before. And then the last time I heard from her she was the karaoke host at a gay bar. She sent me a screenshot of her doing a frowny face because she was like "I tried to call you because I'm doing Karaoke but you're busy. She wrote “I love you.” I wrote “I love you.” The next day she passed. Mayra: The three of them were always together, she was the youngest and she was the girl and everything they did, she did. If they jumped from a 25 ft tall bridge to the water, there was the little thing getting there and throwing herself out of a 25 ft drop in the water too. She was involved in everything with them. She'd fight with them, she loved them, they danced together, they were always with the music. Everywhere we went people loved them. ****************** Mayra and Brian are the mother and brother of Amanda Alvear whose final moments were caught on Snapchat Instructions/Permissions *Interviews are edited and condensed *Tag @dearworld on any social/digital use. We are @dearworld on Instagram/Twitter and we are at *Facebook.com/dearworld *Credit Dear World/Daymon Gardner for portrait