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Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve
Losing two sisters forever changed her. There is no one like a sister. Judy Lipson will remain the middle of three sisters.

At a tender age of 25, Judy faced the loss of her younger sister Jane in an automobile accident, and nine years later the loss of her older sister Margie after a 20-year battle with anorexia and bulimia. Who was Judy now without her sisters? Margie and Jane were her anchors. Judy suppressed the grief for thirty years and speed through the next three decades taking care of family.

In 2011, Judy took the journey to grieve, one of the most challenges pieces of her life, but the best gift she gave herself. Skating remained the chord pulling her full circle to her beloved sisters in a sport they shared, and the happiest memories. To honor Margie and Jane, Judy founded Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser benefiting Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Gliding on the smooth ice surface, Judy feels Margie and Jane with her, whispering in her ear, as she performs saying, “You’ve got this.” The shy middle sister is performing before a large audience.

This is a story of love, grief, sisters, and honoring our cherished ones.,
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Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve
Losing two sisters forever changed her. There is no one like a sister. Judy Lipson will remain the middle of three sisters.

At a tender age of 25, Judy faced the loss of her younger sister Jane in an automobile accident, and nine years later the loss of her older sister Margie after a 20-year battle with anorexia and bulimia. Who was Judy now without her sisters? Margie and Jane were her anchors. Judy suppressed the grief for thirty years and speed through the next three decades taking care of family.

In 2011, Judy took the journey to grieve, one of the most challenges pieces of her life, but the best gift she gave herself. Skating remained the chord pulling her full circle to her beloved sisters in a sport they shared, and the happiest memories. To honor Margie and Jane, Judy founded Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser benefiting Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Gliding on the smooth ice surface, Judy feels Margie and Jane with her, whispering in her ear, as she performs saying, “You’ve got this.” The shy middle sister is performing before a large audience.

This is a story of love, grief, sisters, and honoring our cherished ones.,
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Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve

Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve

by Judy Lipson
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Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve

Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve

by Judy Lipson

Overview

Losing two sisters forever changed her. There is no one like a sister. Judy Lipson will remain the middle of three sisters.

At a tender age of 25, Judy faced the loss of her younger sister Jane in an automobile accident, and nine years later the loss of her older sister Margie after a 20-year battle with anorexia and bulimia. Who was Judy now without her sisters? Margie and Jane were her anchors. Judy suppressed the grief for thirty years and speed through the next three decades taking care of family.

In 2011, Judy took the journey to grieve, one of the most challenges pieces of her life, but the best gift she gave herself. Skating remained the chord pulling her full circle to her beloved sisters in a sport they shared, and the happiest memories. To honor Margie and Jane, Judy founded Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser benefiting Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Gliding on the smooth ice surface, Judy feels Margie and Jane with her, whispering in her ear, as she performs saying, “You’ve got this.” The shy middle sister is performing before a large audience.

This is a story of love, grief, sisters, and honoring our cherished ones.,

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608082674
Publisher: Boutique of Quality Books
Publication date: 11/30/2021
Pages: 170
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Judy Lipson is the author of Celebration of Celebration of Sisters: It Is Never Too Late To Grieve, winner of the Literary Titan’s 2021 Silver Award.

The sole survivor of three sisters, Judy founded Celebration of Sisters, an annual ice-skating fundraiser to commemorate the lives and memories of her beloved sisters Margie and Jane to benefit Massachusetts General Hospital Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program.

Judy shared her experience of losing two sisters, the life forever changed as the keynote speaker for The Bereaved Parents National USA 2023 Conference, presented at The Compassionate Friends National Conference, The Open to Hope Cable television, and as a ForGrief speaker.

Judy’s passion for figure skating rewarded by being the recipient of the 2020 Get Up Award by U.S. Figure Skating Association for her resilience on and off the ice.

For a complete list of podcast interviews, published articles, events and photos, please visit www.judylipson.org

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Prologue: I Will Always Love You xi

Chapter 1 Jane 1

Chapter 2 Margie 11

Chapter 3 Three Sisters 19

Chapter 4 Ice-Skating 31

Chapter 5 Margie's Illness 37

Chapter 6 New York City Girl 51

Chapter 7 Generations 59

Family Pictures 68

Chapter 8 Tides Are Changing 79

Chapter 9 Why Now? 85

Chapter 10 Thirty-Year Milestone 91

Chapter 11 Circles of Comfort 101

Chapter 12 Complicated Grief 107

Chapter 13 Forgiveness 117

Chapter 14 Traditions: Old, New, and Revised 123

Chapter 15 We Get Up 129

Chapter 16 It Is Never Too Late to Grieve 135

Epilogue: Celebration of Sisters 141

Author's Note 149

Acknowledgments 151

Reading List 153

Celebration of Sisters Skating Performances 155

About the Author 157

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