A Letter to a Friend

Dear Stephanie,

I think about you a lot. I think about your smile and cheerfulness. I think about our time together at school. I think about the joy you brought to other people.

I think about how strong you were. I think about how brave you must have been. I think about how you must have felt. I think about your family. I think about your sisters. I think about your Mom. I think about your husband. I think about your friends. I think about all the peoples whose lives you've affected and you didn't even know it.

Everytime I hear The Fray, I think about your funeral. I think about the tears, cries and sobs from those you loved you most. I think about the strength it took for them to be in that room. I think about the hole they must have in their lives now.

I think about you when I think about my little girls. I think about my own fear of losing them before their time. I think about the bond they will have as sisters. I think about all that I have and what you never had the chance to experience. I think about you looking down over us. I think about how we hadn't spoken in years and yet I think about you so much.

You are often in my thoughts and you make sure that I appreciate every day that I have. Thank you for being so brave and sharing your battle with the rest of us.

I am one of many who will never forget your strength and the lessons that you taught.

With love,  

Laura

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I wrote this letter a while ago, but never found the right time to share it. This weekend, Stephanie's closest friends set out to raise money for the cause in her name and so I thought the time was as good as any.

For more information on Stephanie and her legacy, go here, here, here, and here.