I am the mother of three children, two of which gained wings. Ryley Paige gained hers in 2008. Her sister Katie gained hers in 2019 .facebook.com/Hopeforkatiebu… Hixson, Tennessee, USAJoined May 2020
Monday will mark 4 years since we lost my daughter who was 16 to an anaplastic astrocytoma. It feels like salt is being poured into the open wound on my heart that was left when she lost her battle.
@iamcardib Pt3
Don't hide your mistakes from them, own them and explain to them why they shouldn't do what you have done and they will have the benefit of learning from your past without repeating it
@iamcardib We want better for our kids than we had it when we were younger. We want to shield them from everything we felt or did that was bad. It's our nature as mothers. However, it is the struggles we went through that made us who we are and made us the parents that we are.
I started this account to aid in helping me through my grief and maybe helping others. I haven't really posted or anything because I have let my grief hold me hostage. I don't have the words to even express what I am feeling.
Friday it will be one year since I lost my Katie to Cancer. Losing one child is bad, losing two is horrible. There are days I can't breathe because of the pain. Everyone who said " I am here for you" is suddenly gone. The days where I can't breathe I wish someone would be around.
As it inches closer and closer to the holidays the emptiness I feel gets larger. I miss being able to talk to my Katiebug. I miss her sweet voice. Its getting closer to being 1 yr of her gone and it still feels like yesterday.
My Katie was so sweet. I told her once I wish I could take her place and she said she wouldn't want me sick. She gave me this card a couple of years back. I know life isn't fair but a child who is this sweet didn't deserve to have cancer and lose the fight to it.
17 years ago today I had my oldest baby girl on my 20th birthday. I held her in my arms in the NICU with such hope for her future. I never could have fathomed I would have to celebrate our birthday and not be able to hear her voice or hold her in my arms. #fuckcancer
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I managed to work in my daughter's room. Childhood Cancer took her from me. All I am left with is a room with boxed up memories and a broken heart. It's not fair. I don't think the Kubler Ross Model laying out the 5 Stages of Grief covers a Grieving Mother.
I am about to attempt to pack away some of my oldest daughter's things. When my youngest passed away in 2008 I let a relative do it because I didn't know if I was strong enough. I don't know now if I am strong enough but I also know I don't want anyone else to do it.
I want to thank @TeamNEGU The Jessie Rees Foundation for this wonderful memory canvas they made for my daughter Katherine after she passed away and the Joy Jars she received while she was still alive. She loved getting those. Thank you.
I didn't know where the road would lead when Katherine got sick. My heart will never be the same after losing two children the way I did. Katherine was so happy when @AlexsLemonade made her one of their heros.
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