Cheryl wrote:
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>> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
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>>>> would have been 41 today. It's her birthday.
>>>>
>>>> She was an absolute angel in my life. I'm so happy to have had the
>>>> time I did have with her, and I'm so sad that it was cut so short.
>>>>
>>>> Aloha nui loa to all of you,
>>>> TFM®
>>>
>>> Good for you.
>>>
>>> You're sounding better which is what I believe she would have wanted
>>> for you.
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>> I'm feeling better for longer periods of time now. I still see things
>> that wreck me emotionally. I pulled out a DVD the other day that had
>> her handwriting on it. Let's cry for an hour...
>>
>> I understand that's the way it works.
>>
>
> My sister in law along with their kids gave me a precious gift a few
> years after I lost my 23 year old son. They gave me a box that was
> decorated and adorned with a bow and called it a "memory box". They
> preloaded it with some of their memories of my son, and stocked it with
> blank paper for me to add memories when they come to me. So now when
> something sparks a happy memory, I write it down and drop the paper in
> the box. I can read them every now and then when I need to think good
> thoughts when I miss him so much.

I miss my 21 year old daughter, too.It's over 12 years since she died,
but the pain doesn't go away. I'm sending you a huge cyber hug. I
understand where you are.

--
Janet Wilder
way-the-heck-south Texas
spelling doesn't count
but cooking does