It was so important for me to have Shelley s name included in that, because Shelley is part of an early statistic. And her death mattered. And it mattered back then, and it matters now. Because she died from this epidemic, Madden said. My baby sister
Sept. 18, 1981 will always stand out in Madden s memory the day Shelley was born, and 12-year-old Christine finally had a sibling. The day she was born was absolutely the most, the first most important day of my life. And when I found out it was a girl I was ecstatic. So happy to finally have my baby sister.