{"id":5956,"date":"2013-05-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/?p=5956"},"modified":"2013-05-18T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T17:04:10","slug":"a-story-from-my-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/2013\/a-story-from-my-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"A story from my childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This one is tough to write.<\/p>\n<p>I was 5.<\/p>\n<p>We all remember little snippets from we were that age.<\/p>\n<p>I assume that most of them are happy and fun.<\/p>\n<p>Most of mine are, except the one that isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The one I&#8217;ve chosen to share.<\/p>\n<p>My sister Lisa died in 1986, shortly after she got married.<\/p>\n<p>She was 18.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6228\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wcmmomcinsuemelisa.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6228\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6228\" alt=\"Mom, 2 of my other sisters and 5 year old me with Lisa just a month before she died. I *think* this was the last time I saw her alive.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wcmmomcinsuemelisa.jpg\" width=\"505\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wcmmomcinsuemelisa.jpg 505w, http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wcmmomcinsuemelisa-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mom, 2 of my other sisters and 5 year old me with Lisa just a month before she died. I *think* this was the last time I saw her alive.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was just a few months before I turned 6.<\/p>\n<p>I clearly remember walking into the funeral home.<\/p>\n<p>We went through a door to the left side of the back wall.<\/p>\n<p>It led us down a hallway.<\/p>\n<p>There was a door to the left.<\/p>\n<p>We went in.<\/p>\n<p>Her casket was on the left back wall.<\/p>\n<p>She was wearing purple.<\/p>\n<p>It was her favorite dress.<\/p>\n<p>I still love to wear purple. It makes me feel happy.<\/p>\n<p>I remember screaming in prayer many nights for God to bring her back and take me or bring her back and I&#8217;d never disobey.<\/p>\n<p>Anything.<\/p>\n<p>Just bring her back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/storyofmylifetheblog.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/blog-every-day-in-may-challenge.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i1131.photobucket.com\/albums\/m553\/jennilu07\/May200x200_zpsf8349f10.png\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one is tough to write. I was 5. We all remember little snippets from we were that age. I assume that most of them are happy and fun. Most of mine are, except the one that isn&#8217;t. The one I&#8217;ve chosen to share. My sister Lisa died in 1986, shortly after she got married. 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