March 30, 1951- April 5, 2007
Dear Mom, Not a day goes by that I do not think about you. I'm so sorry that the life you had was not the best. Suffering for over 15 years with Huntington's Disease I know was very tough on you. I only wish that I could have spent more quality time with you and that we actually had a normal mother/daughter relationship but the disease kept that from happening. I forgive you for running out of my wedding, for all those times you slammed the door in my face when I came to visit you. For all those hurtful things you accused me of doing when I all I was trying to do was figure out how to be a daughter to someone who was completely disabled. I feel like I failed badly. I wanted so badly to have you in my life but in order to do that I would have had to take you away from your own mom, and I didn't think that was the answer. So I let things be and prayed for a miracle every single day and traveled State to State to see you. I did the best I could and I hope that now you finally forgive me of all my transgressions. I know you never could forgive me in person so I'm hoping that in death you finally will. I'll love you always and more than you ever know!