Emotional obituary of a man for his sister with cerebral palsy who went viral: “I wish I could have made you laugh once more”

The loving tribute from a brother to his recently deceased sister he owns moved on social networks.

The Karen Ann Sydow obituary recently caught the attention of internet users after the journalist from Los Angeles Times Daniel Miller share it with its subscribers.

Karen’s obituary was written by her brother, Erik Sydow, and it was published in the US media last week.

In 189 words, simply titled “A special sister”, Erik expressed the love and adoration he felt for his sister.

“In memory of my sister who never had any wishes or fears. He was born with cerebral palsy and could never say more than three words: 1) Mom, 2) Donalds (he loved McDonalds) and 3) Piano (he loves music) ”, were the words with which Erik began the tribute to his sister in the obituary.

He then continued that over the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their encounters have been difficult, and that they were only returning to normal now.

Their father died in 2007 and their mother in May of this year.

“On my last outing with Karen, we took a bike ride on a sunny day; she was laughing and applauding. When we stopped by the lake for a picnic, Karen said, “Mum, mum”.Erik wrote. “I gave her a hug and said, ‘Mum isn’t here anymore. “

“Karen, totally out of the ordinary, put her head on my shoulder and tears rolled down her cheek”Erik added. “Yes, she got it.”

In the obituary, Erik said his sister died two weeks later, on September 5, at the age of 61, adding: “I think I really wanted to be with mom.”.

“Karen, I wish I could have made you laugh once more. I needed you too “, he finished, then to thank everyone who has taken care of his sister over the years.

The obituary posted on journalist Daniel Miller’s Twitter account has already received more than 28 thousand retweets and 251 thousand likes.

Karen Ann Sydow was born in Newburgh, New York on December 9, 1959, daughter of Shirley and Eugene Sydow. His early years were normal. “We never knew Karen had a developmental problem until she was 3 years old. “Erik told the Los Angeles Times.

But once the details of Karen’s illness became known, her parents went out of their way to give her the support she needed and moved to Western Hills in 1963 so that Karen had access to a better medical care.

As a child, Karen enjoyed listening to records on her father’s phonograph, which may explain her love of the piano. “He spent the whole afternoon in front of the stereo.remembers his brother.

Erik can’t forget how much Karen loved the wind blowing in his face. And how he laughed at the ringing of the bicycle bell. “I would do anything to make her laugh”revealed.

About 10 years ago, the woman who only said “mom”, “piano” and “Donalds” did something extraordinary.

“He said twice, crystal clear, ‘Master.’ Love'”Erik told the Los Angeles Times. “It only happened that day,” he concluded.

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