Don’t forget about her …
January 19th 2009 12:09 am
Many teachers, peers, friends, and even family members have asked me why I’m writing a book about raising my sister Adrienne. For the longest time, I either didn’t have an answer, I made up one, or I accepted whatever the person assumed such as it is a cathartic experience (it’s not—it’s fucking torture). Suddenly, I figured it out tonight while I was glancing through other people’s profiles on Facebook—to be more specific I was looking at Adrienne’s former friends and reading about their lives.
I’ve known the answer all along, and it’s so damn simple. I don’t want people to forget about Adrienne. Her life. Her experiences. Her unbelievable strength. Her sadness. Her courage. She’s my hero. Please don’t forget her.
Don’t you forget about me
I’ll be alone, dancing—you know it – Simple Minds
AWW — XoXo
hi andrea,
i can’t begin to imagine what all this has been like for you. i want you to know that i don’t think anybody that knew adrienne can ever forget her. she remains one of the most beautiful, intelligent, strong, honest people i have ever met. her influence on me might not show on my facebook page (other than musical influence), but it infuses many aspects of my life (how i write, how i interact with people, how and what i create, with whom i choose to surround myself, what i choose to do with my life). i think about her regularly, visit hollywood forever when i’m in los angeles, and try to honor her memory with my choices. for a fifteen year old, she was beyond her years, and i feel like i’m still learning from things she taught me back when she was still here. thank you for raising such a wonderful girl.
jennifer
jennifer on 19 Jan 2009 at 1:05 pm #
I’m happy to hear you are going to immortalize Adrienne for others. I understand the torture of “resurrecting” the dead,” so to speak, and then having to put them to rest again. Feel free to call upon me if you need help, advice, or just a shoulder to cry on.
P.S. Adrienne is my oldest sister’s name–I have never met anyone who has a sister named Adrienne; very unique.
Jennifer OO on 19 Jan 2009 at 11:00 pm #
I think of Adrienne everyday….she was wise beyond her years and a really special and unique girl. I’m glad I knew her from Oct. 9, 2000 to Oct. 9, 2001.
Patricia Nolan Stein on 21 Jan 2009 at 9:03 pm #
she won’t be forgotten, and she will keep living on in every person whose life is altered by the information that they got from Blue Faery. Every one of them who picked up a brochure or hit the webpage is changed forever by her (that fairy with the big smile and arms flung up in the air!), and that is an amazing legacy to have left for us all.
Of course, I will still always remember her as the kid who kept coming in to interrupt our ouija board games when she was supposed to be in BED! lol
How very cool that you are writing a book. wow. once again, you humble me with your amazing strength, woman.
Hope all is well in your corner of the world today.
Tracy W on 09 Feb 2009 at 1:41 pm #