It is rare that a 15 year old boy would intentionally want a baby sister born on his birthday, but my brother E.J. did. My mom had all 7 of us by c-section, so she was able to choose which day to have Erica. My mom thought she would have Erica on a different day so that E.J. could have his own special day, but E.J. insisted on sharing their birthdays.
It just goes to show the type of brother E has always been to us. In every picture of us growing up his is holding one of us, or teaching us to do something, or just has his arm around us with a huge smile on his face.
Erica has been dreading her birthday this year because she told us that her birthday would now be the most depressing day of the year for my family. It did end up being an especially hard day for us all, but luckily the people of Salmon once again stepped in and showed Erica so much love! My extended family also sent a huge bouquet of roses for my mom to bring up to the cemetery, and they had a wonderful turn out for Erica's birthday party.
And just so you know, my sister is one of the most beautiful and talented 14 year olds you will ever find! I hope she had a great birthday, and hope that somehow E.J. knew we were loving and missing him on that special day!!
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