13 years ago....

Janet in the middle, top, with me, my brother and sister

 Today is my cousin Janet's birthday.......she would have been 56, she passed away from a brain aneurysm when she was 43, just like her older sister Judy did 5 years before her, at the exact same age.

I think about my cousins often, what they would be like now, more kids maybe?  We were close , the 3 of us, did alot of things together in the "good old days"   To see a family member, laying in a coma, twice in a 5 year span was heartbreaking.  I am not really sure how their family got through it, by the time Janet passed away her mom, my aunt had also passed away from Cancer.  I remember my Uncle saying he was grateful she didn't have to see another child die.

Judy and Janet left behind 2 little girls, the same age.  They were 4 I believe.  They are grown women now, I keep in touch with them on Facebook, one is troubled, one is doing well. Judy left behind another son and daughter as well.  I  don't keep in touch with Jimmy , but Katie is a sweetheart and was only 16 when her mom Judy died.  Katie is thriving and has a husband and 2 kids of her own now, we are still very close. I wish Judy and Janet where here to see their kids, have a life, I miss them , all the time.

Happy Birthday Janet xoxo