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First and foremost... Happy birthday, Aunt Kathie. She would have been 71 today. I can't believe that, because 71 seems so old for an aunt, and she seemed so young when she died. She was young when she died. October is always an emotional month. Aunt Kathie's birthday, my birthday, and then her not-so-long awaited death on Halloween morning. She said she wanted to make it to Halloween, because it was her favorite. She died before sunrise on the 31st. It's been, what... six years? I still remember that day like it was yesterday. I guess those kinds of memories never really leave you.
I still have her voicemail. A few weeks before she left us, mom had Aunt Kathie call her and leave a voicemail on her phone. She wanted to keep it so she would never forget her voice. Then, mom called me and told me she was with Aunt Kathie and she wanted to do the same thing for me, so not to answer the phone when she called again.
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This wasn't the original intent for this post, but now I feel raw and a little out of focus, so I'll just leave it at that for now.
I still have her voicemail. A few weeks before she left us, mom had Aunt Kathie call her and leave a voicemail on her phone. She wanted to keep it so she would never forget her voice. Then, mom called me and told me she was with Aunt Kathie and she wanted to do the same thing for me, so not to answer the phone when she called again.
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“Hi hun. It's aunt Kath. Number 269... Oh let me go back. Hi Honey! Number 203-269-4994. This is my stairway to heaven number. Anytime you want to get me just give me a ring. Okay... I love you with all my heart... and... I'll catch up with you one of these days. Bye sweetie.”
It's been so many years, and every time I listen to this I immediately just break down. It makes me smile and hurt so much all at the same time. Her voice will never leave me, and I love that I have this of her.This wasn't the original intent for this post, but now I feel raw and a little out of focus, so I'll just leave it at that for now.
