Day 17 of 25 DAYS OF HUGGING:
John and Donna are the embodiment
of Christina’s life.
A classic Mother’s Day picture from 2007
With their births, Christina was made complete. She devoted herself to raising them, and as the prime observer of her work I must say she did a great job. Donna has all her mother’s empathy and concern for others, and she is the counselor her mother taught her to be. John is Christina’s level self, the person who looks at a situation and finds the positives in this world. They are both great huggers and each have a different warm smile.
Christina taught them compassion and humility at an early age. She taught them to laugh and to have a good cry when it was necessary. When John hugged his mother that dark January day at Northwestern Memorial and told her he was relieved she wouldn’t have to suffer any more, you could feel Christina relax as she now knew that death had lost its power over her and her children. Donna took off school to bring her Mother home for the last time and doted over her the entire time she was back home. The two of them would squeeze each other in an embrace most of us will unfortunately never be able to experience.
Christina clearly lives among us still via
John and Donna.
We see signs of her in so many things they do or things that happen to them, and they
are always quick to let her know they
got the message.
If you doubt any of this, next time you see
one of them, ask them for a hug….
You will never doubt again.
Please consider a donation to the charity at www.celebratingchristina.org/donate.
One day, one goal, one big hug at a time.
