For whom she gave her life. Those were the words glaring at me from the obituary. On Friday the younger sister of one of my best friends during jr. high and high school died. He and I have not been in touch for years but he is one of those people that you just know you would pick up right where you left off. At 32 years of age his sister is dead.
For whom she gave her life. I cried more when I read those words. She left behind a large close-knit family, a husband, a daughter... I cannot even begin to imagine their grief and suffering intermingled with some sense of bittersweet celebration.
You see, Katie died after giving birth to her son.
For whom she gave her life. Both haunting and comforting.
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