Ann and I shared a room my whole life until she headed off to college. She was there for every event of my life long after we shared that room. Our room was bright pink with a multi-color shag carpet. Ann was always on the phone- even then. She had so many friends and was so involved with their lives. She cared so deeply for so many people, and so many people cared so deeply for her. She is so smart, so brave, so funny and so full of life. Ann and I also slept together at bedsides as Mom and Dad went through their end of life journeys. I often slept with Ann in Panama to help her through the night. Even when she was in pain and suffering, she would make me laugh and she would wonder at the mysteries and beauty of the world. So much of who I am and how I think is rooted in hearing Ann's voice my entire life. I know, without a doubt, I am still sleeping with Ann. She is close and interacting with me in ways I don't even know. I love Ann so completely. She is at my very core and always will be.
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This is so beautiful and sweet! The last time Ann and I slept together we stayed up all night talking at a resort in Panama we went to for her 59th birthday because the air conditioning in the room was causing her so much pain she couldn't fall asleep. We couldn't get help from the staff in time because we had been out dancing and partying until the wee hours of the morning! While I was so sad she was in so much pain, she refused to turn the night into anything but a sleepover of beautiful stories and lots of laughs.