Obituary

I come to the computer tonight with a heavy heart. Unemployed Angela was declared dead today at 1302. The cause of death listed on her death certificate is a very rare condition called "Duke fever."

Unemployed AK had no enemies and will be missed by many. She will be missed for her laid-back, nonchalant attitude, her 24/7 availability, and her knack for looking busy when she had absolutely nothing to do. Do not be sad though my friends, I can tell you that unemployed AK spent her final days doing what she loves--riding her bike, staying up late, sleeping in, eating only snacks all day, watching documentaries, driving around aimlessly, being awkward in bars, blogging, playing her Wii and her board games. Unfortunately there was simply not enough free time, late nights, parties, vacations, snacks, video games, or reality TV to save her.

Though her death was not sudden. I can look back and pinpoint exactly when things began to look grim. Though unemployed AK's parents and siblings admit to noticing all the signs and symptoms of the rare Duke fever when she was young, they said that they never believed it would ultimately take her life.

"Looking back, I think I could have done more but all of her doctors/teachers/and friends assured us it would not be fatal and instead a phase that she was going through. As a mother, you just hope you are doing the right things but unemployed AK was so different from the other girls. She didn't take discipline, you could not tell the child no, she became obsessed with being the best, she was so competitive in everything....her dad and I even thought she had the ADD, never would we have guessed it would be the Duke fever."---unemployed AK's mom

All the signs where there but nothing could prepare her family for the series of events that would unravel starting in June. Her dad says that looking back, it was not until June when he realized that she was going downhill. "She refused to let her mom and I travel to NC with her and instead packed up her stuff and drove off to NC, I wish I could have said something but just by looking at her I knew that my words would not be heard, there was no telling her no at this point. It was this day when I knew we were going to lose her."

Things got worse, June 28th unemployed AK received a call and scheduled an appointment for July 2nd, Interview day. After the results came back from the interview and she was asked to come back the next week, I knew in my heart that she was gone. But still getting the official word is emotional and shocking.

Ha, hi guys just wanted to say that yes, all the rumors are true....I got a job at Duke University Medical Center in the oncology/radiology department....start date Aug. 16th!