My little sister barely 20 years old and looking much younger, proud of her beautiful giant baby, seen here with her then-habitual cigarette.
She beat her smoking habit, brought up her baby, made it back to college and through law school, made a busy courageous life for herself, made the lives of so many others so much better, and in a twist on the old-style fairy story, found and loved and married her Prince Charming sometime in her late forties.
She died this morning after a long long battle with ovarian cancer. I haven’t felt like blogging about her, and I haven’t been feeling like blogging not about her. We are going to miss her so very much.
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1 Kay Dennison // May 29, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my little sister 34 years ago. She was only 24 and died in a small plane crash. Both your sister and mine left us far too early. Please accept my sincere condolences to you and your family.
2 Betsy Devine // Jun 1, 2009 at 12:07 am
Thanks so much, Kaye, for your kind thought. It means a lot to realize that others have been here before me and emerged with messages of kindness and wisdom.