Rainbows, Butterflies & One Last Hug: A Mother’S Spiritual Journey Losing Two Children to Cystic Fibrosis

By Peggy S Imm-Anesi

A look at life and the afterlife, after most of my immediate family died, including two kids to Cystic Fibrosis. I also lost parents, two siblings, a husband, and many others in a very short time. They have come to me and others after their deaths. I saw signs from the day they passed. Coping with Multiple Sclerosis while caring for so many others, you get through it by faith and believing life really is just a test run for whats in store for us all. I think after reading this book, you will see that nothing is impossible if you put your mind to your goals. Even through so much tragedy, you can still go on by helping others throughout what you have learned.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Dec 11, 2012
• ISBN: 9781452561035

Peggy S Imm-Anesi

Peggy grew up in a small town called Croton-on-Hudson NY, 30 miles north of NYC in beautiful upper Westchester County, NY. Croton is known for the Croton Dam which is the second largest hand-hewn structure in the world, with the first being the pyramids in Egypt, and also was home to many famous people over the years including such people as Jackie Gleason(The Honeymooners) and Allen Funt (Candid Camera), to name a couple but so many more which she will talk about in the book. She married in 1972 to another Croton person, Donald Anesi whose family also played a big part in building the town into what it is today, as both of families have lived there since the late 1800’s. She had 4 children , three boys Donnie, Danny and Marc, and one girl Meg. Her oldest and youngest were born with the genetic illness Cystic Fibrosis and passed while in their twenties. She now lives about 4 miles north of where she grew up, on a piece of land with the most breathtaking view of the Hudson River in Verplanck, NY. She starting writing a few years back as a way of venting what she was feeling and decided she had a book and this book could help other people who are grieving, since we all lose love ones ,as she lost all so many in a very short time including both parents ,brother ,sister, brother-in-law , sister-in-law, two children , and husband. She wants to help many by her life story especially people who have lost a child as she lost two children a daughter and a son to Cystic Fibrosis. Her daughter, Meg died on May 12, 2002 on Mothers Day of all days. Nine months before her son Marcus died on Feb. 02, 2011 and husband Don died in April 22, 2010 though they were separated she took care of them at the same time while caring for a dying son. Her sons, Don and Dan lost 3 generations in about 9 months as their paternal grandfather Donald also died on August 26, 2010. Her books are real life but touch on many other subjects such as spirituality and the strange experiences she has encountered since her family members have passed away. Her goals are now to sell her books and to work on her second book “Racing Hondas in Heaven” (as these books can help pay off her bills because she still owes so many now due to illness and deaths). Even though she suffers from her own illness, Multiple Sclerosis, she still keeps on going the best way she can. She wants to help other families with sick children because there are so many things they need help with that people don’t understand. Only someone who has been there could relate to them. Parents with sick children need money to eat while at the hospital days on end, and for car parking fees as they add up (especially in the city where it can cost $35 a day) and not everyone has that kind of money to spend. Also many can not get life Insurance due to the nature of some illnesses so she would like to help them with their final expenses. She will start a foundation in memory of both children which would be called “ The Meg and Marcus Anesi Children’s Foundation” and will start by letting people know what the needs of these families are so together we can make life easier for these people who are already going through enough without worrying about other things most take for granted. She has been there herself and knows how hard it can be so she will take what has affected her the most throughout her journey thus far and turn the negatives into positives through all of her life’s lessons.

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Balboa Press rev. date: 12/5/2012

Contents

Dedications:

Biography:

Introduction:

Chapter 1 My Life As A Child

Chapter 2 Teenager From Hell

Chapter 3 The Fairytale Life

Chapter 4 Easter Miracle

Chapter 5 My Born Again Years

Chapter 6 The End Of An Era

Chapter 7 Life Changes

Chapter 8 The Next 50 Years

Chapter 9 More Signs

Chapter 10 One Last Hug

Chapter 11 My Special Angel

Chapter 12 As Time Goes By

Chapter 13 More Butterflies To Come

Chapter 14 Rainbows

Chapter 15 Radio Connection

Chapter 16 The Phone Rings

Chapter 17 Why Me?

Chapter 18 Love Yourself First

Chapter 19 When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

Chapter 20 Deborah Hanlon (The Medium)

Chapter 21 Tv Mediums

Chapter 22 M.S. And Me

Chapter 23 My Other Kids

Chapter 24 Reflections

Chapter 25 Angels Among Us

Afterword

MY DAUGHTER MEG ANESI (NO FEAR)

BORN 9/1/1973

DIED ON MOTHERS DAY 5/12/2002 FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS

In Loving Memory of My Daughter

Margaret Grace Anesi

My Special Angel

When you smiled, you could have lit the night sky

I still don’t understand why so young you had to die

Guess the Lord must have needed you up there

Amongst the stars and angels,

Sometimes life isn’t fair.

I am sure that Heaven is a better place since you arrived

You are now free to breathe above rainbows high in the sky

With freedom to fly above the clouds like all of the butterflies.

All I asked for was one last hug. Then, I would bottle it in the world’s largest jug.

I will love you forever

-Mom

Dedications:

To my niece, Melissa Imm, the editor who made this book possible. To my daughter Meg: I will love you forever until we meet again. To my friend Karen Keller-Zedda and her kids, especially her daughter Elaine Zedda-Palmaffy, who were always there to throw me a life preserver when I felt like I was going to drown in my sorrows and also to her kids who made me feel special on Mother’s Day knowing how tough that day is on me. To my friend Carol Moran who has been my spiritual strength and believed in me. She gave me the push I needed to write and also introduced me to a medium named Deborah Hanlon who reached beyond life and into the afterlife. Deborah brought through my parents, brother, sister, and daughter and son and estranged husband (who all passed away within the past decade). Intuitive Medium Deborah: Thank you so much for everything and helping to keep my sanity. To my very good friend Sabrina and the late Chuck Reilly: You were both there for me so many times and on the night of my sister’s death (after we accidentally bumped into each other after you attended a tag sale), Sabrina picked up a silver butterfly hairpin and didn’t know why and felt the need to give it to me for some reason without even knowing the importance of the butterfly. I know there was a deeper meaning behind this generosity. To Kathy Herde: thank you for always being there and for thinking of me after each of my loved one’s deaths. To Alison Kurie: you pushed me back into reality when I sat in the dark for weeks behind closed blinds after my daughter’s death on Mother’s Day (May 12, 2002). Christine Dillon: who always made me laugh. To my friend Betty Williams whom I’ve known since we were fifteen years old and has been through a lot of my bumpy paths and helped me to smooth them out. Martin D: you stood by me as a friend for many years. To my grandchildren Amber and Chris Pinter: I love you. To Colleen S who helped me on many occasions before and after my daughter’s death and who was