My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.

My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.

Courtesy Janet Funk

When friends invite me to a Fourth of July party, I decline. I hate this holiday. While the rest of America is celebrating, I'm reliving the day my brother drowned, the day my family went from eight kids to seven.

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