At 33, life was going great. She was at the height of her career, had a loving husband and a girl just over two years old. All these was soon to be lost when the doctor told her she had breast cancer. Her emotion roller coasted from depths of despair to frenzy panic to cool logic ..
She made tapes and recorded a lifetime of advice and messages that her daughter would need for the rest of her life until her wedding day. She wrote letters and prepared gifts for her daughter’s birthdays and Christmases. She conveyed and assured her daughter that she is so loved and privileged and that love will sustain her more than anything.
Living With the End in Mind
She authored a book with her husband “Living with the End in Mind” to inspire woman like her. And her wish was fulfilled when she went on the air with Oprah Winfrey. She lived life fulfillingly despite her cancer stricken body and at 36 years old, she died at 4 a.m. on Oct. 31, 1998.
Erin died at 4 a.m. on Oct. 31, 1998. "I went over to pick up Peyton from her friend’s house," said Doug. "And I remember driving back to the house, and there were tears … and before I could get the car stopped, Peyton jumped out of the door and ran into the house. She kept on running from room to room, just making sure that it was true that Erin was gone."
Then, Peyton was 6 years old. In March 2006, she will turn 14, having grown into a young woman with blossoming talents in both art and writing. "I remember the first room I went to was her bedroom," Peyton said. "It’s where we had conversations after school … and when she wasn’t there and the sheets were off the bed, I just knew that she wasn’t going to be there again."
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