Anna
"Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must pass over in silence." Maybe Wittgenstein's stance is a bit much, but I feel it now because I cannot begin to describe my friend Anna who died on Wednesday night after a grueling 1.5 year bout with breast cancer. Anna was my best friend, that I can say and you will understand. She was only 36 and the mama to 2 amazing kids - that too is easy to say. But to try to describe her is where I'm lost. To say that she was one of a kind would be to make a cliche of someone who was anything but. I am off to be with friends and her family, to tell stories and to remember her together.
We were friends for over 15 years and one of the greatest times in our friendship was the last 6 years, when we shared being mamas together. She loved her kids with a fierce passion. It broke her heart to think of leaving them. Hug your babies extra tight tonight, for Anna.
We were friends for over 15 years and one of the greatest times in our friendship was the last 6 years, when we shared being mamas together. She loved her kids with a fierce passion. It broke her heart to think of leaving them. Hug your babies extra tight tonight, for Anna.
posted by mama at 11:48 AM
3 Comments:
Hannah, I am so sorry. I don't know Anna, but you've shared so much about her that I feel like I know her. The thought of a child losing her mother makes me cry. I'm glad you can be there for her family. We're thinking of them and you.
Hi Hannah,
I lost your e-mail address but remembered your blog name. Send me an e-mail to ejorge2@uic.edu. I will send you some stories about Anna that I have been thinking of for her family.
Love Emile
Thanks Ben. It is so sad.
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