My Sister Erased Me From Thanksgiving, 7 Years Lat…

her chair and lifted up a small framed photo.

She turned it so I could see. A girl, maybe 16, bright eyes, a high school sweatshirt. The handwriting on the bottom said Lucia, 1995.

Our daughter, she said she liked butter pasta. She was sick in 1996. We lost her in the spring.

She would have been 39 this year. I didn’t know what to say. We have Thanksgiving continue reading …