November 18th Hearing

[dee10134]

Me too. It's so hard not to look at her picture and not feel like she is a long time close friend far away rather than someone who isn't with us anymore.... before I start crying going to stop now.

I've been away from the board a lot lately, but I feel the same way about Tawni. When I look at and hear the stories about Tawni, I can't help but think about my own past. Tawni and I are almost like kindred spirits. We were pretty much the same type of girl back then. Very independent, very stubborn, rebellious, and not into anyone telling us what to do. In that respect, she reminds me A LOT of myself 10 years ago and all the stupid things I did in my teenage acts of rebellion.