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“Study as if you were to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow.” ~Isidore of Seville (ancient Christian philosopher) Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James
Posted at: June 10th, 2009 - 3:06 pm - Number of Comments » 0
“I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” ~Abraham Maslow 1908-1970, Psychologist Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and […]
Posted at: June 9th, 2009 - 1:25 pm - Number of Comments » 0
When Cindy’s body was found on this day in 1989, I went into deep shock. It was my friend Susan who told me that Cindy’s body had been found…when she saw the news on TV, exactly two weeks after Cindy’s disappearance: At 7:30pm on June 8, 1989, my friend Susan phoned me when I got […]
Posted at: June 8th, 2009 - 4:16 pm - Number of Comments » 1
Twenty years ago, during those two weeks starting May 25th when my sister Cindy James was missing, I continued with the motions of working and was constantly thinking about whether she would be found alive, or if she would even be found—ever. I told my boss about Cindy’s disappearance and asked him not to say […]
Posted at: June 7th, 2009 - 6:39 am - Number of Comments » 0
“The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.” ~ Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James
Posted at: June 4th, 2009 - 8:33 am - Number of Comments » 0
To realize the value of a sister/brother: Ask someone who doesn’t have one. To realize the value of ten years: Ask a newly divorced couple. To realize the value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of nine months: Ask a mother who […]
Posted at: June 3rd, 2009 - 10:25 am - Number of Comments » 0
Twenty years ago, as the days passed with no sign of my sister Cindy James’s whereabouts after she disappeared, I realized the passage of time meant her chances of being alive were diminishing. I kept hoping she was alive but I also thought if somebody had her, she was probably being tortured somehow. As much […]
Posted at: June 2nd, 2009 - 5:04 am - Number of Comments » 0