DAY 23 OF 25 DAYS OF HUGGING:
Christina was the middle of three Pierorazio daughters born to Benny and Maria Pierorazio, with Linda the oldest and Gina the youngest. Ask any of their relatives and you will learn that if you found one of them somewhere, the other two weren’t far away. I took a phone call one night from my boss, who quickly apologized for interrupting the party at my house; I told him that was my wife and her two sisters, in another room no less, with the door closed! He said it sounded like 20 people were there. And they certainly were their own party!
Everywhere they went, laughing and smiling and hugging, and sometimes other people got to join in.
That bond with her sisters inspired and nurtured Christina, and gave her energy in the tough times. She always said nothing was more important than family, and her time with her sisters in those final days at Northwestern Memorial before she came home bore that out. Her relationship with her sisters was an early pillar and eventually a cornerstone in Christina’s life. Christina taught her children to be close and be each other’s biggest supporter. As a family, we have needed that closeness many times over the last four years.
And we never forget those hugs….
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One day, one goal, one hug.
