Missing My Daughter Melanie

My daughter Melanie passed away unexpectedly over Memorial Day weekend, after a sudden illness. She was only 47 years old, and her identical twin sister is lost without her.

For me it does not seem real yet.

My family and friends have been so supportive. Life is so short!

Below is a blurry image of a poem my mom, Joyce Orshoski, wrote long ago. Somehow it so very fitting to find this poem today.

 

A transcription reads:

Remember me with smiles and laughter,

Your head hold high and tall.

If you remember me with only tears,

Then don’t remember me at all.