In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, I am sharing this post from four years ago about the struggle I felt as I turned 34- the same age my mother was when she passed away.
23 years ago today my Mom, Mary Miller, died suddenly of a heart arrhythmia. She was 34 years old.
This Friday is my birthday. I will be turning 34.
I’m going to be very honest here and admit that I’m struggling with turning 34. It has nothing to do with aging and I’m not one bit superstitious so the number itself doesn’t bother me. I guess what bothers me is the realization of how young my Mom was when she passed away. This realization sits with me differently at age 34 than it did at age 10.
I always knew she died young. I heard that comment from grown-ups over and over in the months after her death. I also knew it was such a sad thing that she left my Dad with two little children, ages 10 (6 days shy of 11) and 6. I was sad because I’d…
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Christy Cabe 
Christy,
Your Mother would be so proud of you! Roy and I are happy to have you as a niece, the only one we have. We miss your Mom, as a friend, but can not honestly feel your loss of loosing a Mother at such a young age. Again I want to say: You Mother would be so proud of you!
Love, Aunt Doris
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