Monday
Posted on February 15, 2006 | Filed Under Friends
The memorial for Laura on Monday was beautiful. The things that hit me the hardest were the readings of letters people had written to her.
One example was the letter her mom and dad wrote, remembering Laura as she grew up. They recounted a memory of Laura when she was 3. Her grandma had sewed her a little outfit and had forgotten to take out a pin from the pants. Laura wore them all morning with the pin pricking her until her mom found out later that day. They said that even at that young age, Laura would suffer pain in silence in order not to disrupt others. That made me cry.
Afterwards, Neil set up a slideshow of photos of Laura and that was really wonderful. Lots of funny photos that made us all laugh and smile. I hope that the day was healing and helpful to us all.
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Wow…that scared me for a minute, reading this before the previous couple of posts. I am relieved to know that it’s not THIS Laura who is having a memorial. I feel sad for the loss of your friend, however, so that dampens my relief somewhat. I’m glad to know that you are there as a support for her family and that you were able to “enjoy” (I’m sure that’s the wrong word, hence the quotes) the memorial. *hugs* to you both…