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| Aunt Gerry and Me |
Today is my Aunt Gerry’s 85th Birthday. I am reminded by her photo on the family calendar and a note on Facebook, reminding me to wish her a happy birthday on this day. Aunt Gerry won’t get my note on Facebook, however, because Aunt Gerry passed away on December 31, 2016. Her funeral was the first family event of 2017.
Here I am, coming up on a year of the anniversary of her
death, and exactly a year ago today since I last spoke to her. I called her on
her birthday last year and we had a great conversation. I remember feeling
relieved that she sounded so relaxed and happy, a state of being that wasn’t
typical to the one my aunt had a tendency to dwell in.
