With heavy hearts, we announce the passing. When you find out who she is, you will cry

“I brought my daughter into the world and took her out of it.” As I held Deborah’s hand as she took her last breath, I was both sad and relieved. My beautiful whirlwind of a girl was gone, and so was her pain.

It’s hard to be a mom to a dead child every day, but tomorrow is especially hard. Even though one of my children has died, I’ll always be a mom of three. But today, I’m thinking about my 16-year-old and 14-year-old grandchildren, Hugo and Eloise, who have lost their wonderful mother, It’s not okay for them to send her a card or gift or just let her hug them.