Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Thinking of you with lots of heart, David, Grace, Rose, Ann's siblings, and other dear family and friends. I wonder if you remember that childhood visit, Rose and Grace, to our home in San Francisco to visit us, your previously unknown cousins. The four of us, the two sister pairs- Thea and Madeleine, Grace and Rose, played in the backyard on our rope swing. How long ago, and yet I remember it vividly!
Grieving is such a strange and indescribable process, so wrapped up with love, memory, and longing. My sister, Thea, died in 2016, and four years later, I continue to navigate a profoundly changed world with her no longer here in body. While you may be experiencing the most acute pain of missing your loved one, know that you are not alone. Over time, while your grief will feel lighter to carry, your love for your mother, wife, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend will stay bright and strong forever. If you would ever like to reach out, any of you, know that I am here. As it happens, I am nearing the end of a writing project about the grief of siblings and the continued sibling connection, so I am very much in this landscape right now. Much love and heart to all of you as you continue on.
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All our love,
Madeleine Stuart Anderson, Shrikant Kshirsagar (my husband), Consuelo Faust-Anderson, Thor Anderson, and Thea Anderson, in spirit
