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Six years ago today, my 88 year-old father went for a walk in the early morning and did not return. This is my imagining of what happened that day, June 11, 2010.
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CKSWarriorQueen 
aww… Claudia, you did a really good job recalling his last day. I know how hard it is. I hope you have peace. I can imagine him in heaven with my momma and daddy. happy!
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Thanks, LEs! I know you know what I am talking about. ❤
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Hi, Claudia-
Thanks for this reminder. I can’t possibly know what you went through that day or in subsequent days, months and years. However, June 10 is the anniversary of my mother’s passing — this year was the 17th anniversary. And June 17th was her birthday, so this time of year is always very emotional for me, too. I mourn her but I also often find myself smiling, sometimes laughing, through my tears because I see her in myself in countless ways and it makes me appreciate her in ways I never could have while she was alive. Life is funny….
I hope this finds you well. If Daniel knew I were writing to you he would tell me to send you his best — so you’ve got it!
Love, Judy xox
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“The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thanks so much, Judy. The loss of a beloved parent is such a massive loss, that all one can really do is count the years, which seem to disappear in the act of counting them. I wish you joy and peace in your memories of your mom. And, please send my love to Daniel, too.
xoxoxox
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