Karen Kilgariff

That's got to be a little jarring.

That's got to be a little jarring.

Yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. How would we know who the real one was versus who the clone was? Her answer was always the same. Just ask me for the password to our bedroom. Because of course we had a secret password to our bedroom that only we knew. We had way too many siblings we couldn't trust with our Nintendo DES. At 1109 a.m. on a Wednesday in December 2020, my phone rang.

Yeah. Yeah. That makes sense. How would we know who the real one was versus who the clone was? Her answer was always the same. Just ask me for the password to our bedroom. Because of course we had a secret password to our bedroom that only we knew. We had way too many siblings we couldn't trust with our Nintendo DES. At 1109 a.m. on a Wednesday in December 2020, my phone rang.

It was a phone number that I didn't recognize. I answered it, said hello a couple times, but heard no response until finally a scratchy, rough voice said, it's Mariah Carey. Now stop fucking yelling at me. You heard me, Britt. It's Mariah Carey. Now stop yelling. She woke up. I immediately broke down and said, Ash, is that you? Silence.

It was a phone number that I didn't recognize. I answered it, said hello a couple times, but heard no response until finally a scratchy, rough voice said, it's Mariah Carey. Now stop fucking yelling at me. You heard me, Britt. It's Mariah Carey. Now stop yelling. She woke up. I immediately broke down and said, Ash, is that you? Silence.

About two minutes later, a nurse picked up the phone and identified herself as Mary. Mary explained that my sister had woken up from a 35-day coma that they didn't expect her to come back from. In fact, at one point she had died and they had brought her back. She wanted to tell me that as soon as my sister woke up, they extubated her and she kept motioning for the phone in her hospital room.

About two minutes later, a nurse picked up the phone and identified herself as Mary. Mary explained that my sister had woken up from a 35-day coma that they didn't expect her to come back from. In fact, at one point she had died and they had brought her back. She wanted to tell me that as soon as my sister woke up, they extubated her and she kept motioning for the phone in her hospital room.

When she was finally able to speak, she said, call Britt. I was her healthcare agent or next of kin and was always her main contact during any hospital stay. If you hadn't guessed it yet, Mariah Carey was the password to our childhood bedroom.

When she was finally able to speak, she said, call Britt. I was her healthcare agent or next of kin and was always her main contact during any hospital stay. If you hadn't guessed it yet, Mariah Carey was the password to our childhood bedroom.

My sister and I definitely had like, if you come back as a ghost, like do this one thing and that's how I'll know it's you. Yeah. I don't remember what it was, but. Make a plan. Yeah.

My sister and I definitely had like, if you come back as a ghost, like do this one thing and that's how I'll know it's you. Yeah. I don't remember what it was, but. Make a plan. Yeah.

Shit, you're right. Yeah. She heard me and she came back for me. She gave me one more year and I'm so grateful that she did. She journaled, wrote personal letters to her family and friends, and most importantly to her son, Jordan. We lost Ashley April 8th, 2022. I'm glad she's not in pain and I'm glad she didn't resent me for begging her to give me that year.

Shit, you're right. Yeah. She heard me and she came back for me. She gave me one more year and I'm so grateful that she did. She journaled, wrote personal letters to her family and friends, and most importantly to her son, Jordan. We lost Ashley April 8th, 2022. I'm glad she's not in pain and I'm glad she didn't resent me for begging her to give me that year.

I love her and miss her so fucking much every second of every day. The connection that twins share is very special and I feel very lucky to experience it as I feel closer to her now than when she was on this planet. I love you, Ash, and I'll see you soon. Stay sexy and don't forget the password, Brittany. Oh, yeah. You got me. I think me too. Let me sit in my emotions.

I love her and miss her so fucking much every second of every day. The connection that twins share is very special and I feel very lucky to experience it as I feel closer to her now than when she was on this planet. I love you, Ash, and I'll see you soon. Stay sexy and don't forget the password, Brittany. Oh, yeah. You got me. I think me too. Let me sit in my emotions.

Where do you feel it in your body?

Where do you feel it in your body?

Hard leaning.

Hard leaning.