It is that special time of the year on
which special preparations are made, the sweet smell of frosting and
ice cream fills the air, a mural and many balloons are placed in the
living room, a table is propped with goodies and gifts, and a
surprised diva that dresses up in her favorite attire rolls next to
the table to mesmerize her eyes into the flickering candles... The
preparations always included the endless trying to do
video-conference with friends and family, the cellphones lined up for
singing the birthday song... Our small family of four together in the
living room... Mom, Dad and little Kali fluttering around the Diva
with endless attention, endless proud smiles... And the Diva loved
it. Her eyes smized as she knew how important she was for us... she
knew love in every sense. People from all over the globe would send
their love to her... Her godfather and her godmother were always on
the lookot to make her feel extra special even through the physical
distance that separated us all.
This year our little big girl would
have turned 6 years old. This year her birthday celebration would
have been all about Mulan. We know that all signals headed that
way... Today we face the big emptiness that our physical lives
have... We cannot hear her hums, we cannot see her eye-rolls or her
excited eyelashes batting constantly... Today I cannot spend a long
morning braiding her hair with pink neon hair, doing her nails,
dressing her up... Today I cannot bring home a cake made to her
taste, I cannot witness her expression of awe as she rolled over the
living room and saw the mural that I made specially for her... I
cannot take pictures of her in front of a lovely Mulan diorama, and I
cannot ask our nurse to take pictures of all of us... for the
scrapbook. Today I cannot hold my diva in my arms and kiss her dearly
telling her how proud her Mommy is of her, and how close we are to a
cure... Today I cannot feed her dreams of running in a field of
sunflowers, and of becoming an animation artist...
Deedee was the flame that lighted our
path in the middle of the chaos. Fierce, stubborn, courageous... and
at the same time so fragile and vulnerable... Her Wonderpets
obsession fueled the fact that she understood very well the power of
doing the right thing, the power of service, the power of being
together to face any challenge. She understood so much more than
people grasped... She was a young girl with an old soul, with plenty
of foresight that was both a joy and something so scary. She was
sensitive to everything, and would accept every happening as a gift.
She lived in virtue, showing to all how there is nothing impossible,
that there was always a way to succeed, that there is no point on
giving up. She looked forward to many projects, and no matter what
she would always find a way to sprinkle your life with glitter and
sequins and butterflies...
Deedee, may your wings have a special
sprinkled glow in your birthday. You are the best thing that ever
happen to me. You made my life better in so many levels... You were
my greatest teacher, the most important lessons in my life came from
you. I hold you always within my heart, and I miss you every second.
You inspire me... And you inspire so many! Come shine on us as we
remember and celebrate you.
My lovely Diva. My baby girl. Happy 6th
Birthday... Many kisses... All my love.
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