Mr. Braffman, I just wanted to tell you that I'm so sorry for your family's loss. Thanks for posting.

Barbara Fetherolf

It was so beautiful hearing Yo Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman play 'Simple Gifts' at the inaugural, but it also made me personally, very sad. I used to play that on the piano and Tara would sing, as it was a piece she was working on with her singing teacher.

This is a very exciting time for the U. S. with our new president now sworn in, and I wish Tara were around to discuss it with. No doubt she would have been quite enthused about it all.

Today would have been Tara's 28th birthday. 2 days ago, my youngest daughter was out with her friends and ran into 2 guys who told her she looked a lot like a girl they went to school with who died. Of course they were talking about Tara...

When Tara died, I kept saying, 'what are we going to do now?' I felt so helpless and sad. Mark told me he hated me for saying that...

As a mom, I would ask the same question. My heart goes out to you Barbara. Must be difficult to carry on no matter how many years pass.

Thanks for understanding Mary.

Barbara