Remembering Ruby on What Would Have Been Her 11th Birthday

Today would have been Ruby’s 11th birthday, and as is often the case with these special days, I miss my precious girl even more today than I usually do. I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with the fact that she died so young. She had so much life left to live, so many more years of irritating her big sister, and so many more tuna cakes to enjoy.

The photo above shows her on her last birthday in 2019, about a month before she was diagnosed with advanced kidney disease.

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