Thursday, April 18, 2013
I can't believe it's been 3 months.
Yesterday,
it has been 3 months since his passing. Every day that goes by it
sinks in a little more that he is gone. Ugh! No person should ever have
to feel this kind of loss. With every hard day that we have, I think of
how strong he was during all of his hard days. He smiled through even
the toughest days. You have seen that big smile. He is so much
stronger/tougher than I ever will be. That little
smile makes me want to help other little tough kids fighting a big
fight. The family made big giant picture boards of his smiley happy days
for the funeral and now his bedroom is filled with those pictures. I
am so thankful for those. The twins still bring him treats and leave
them in his room for him. The pile is getting pretty big now. His room
is left just as it was the last time he slept in his bed. I look at
his Sesame Street sheets that he picked out the last time he & I
changed his bed. It's the little meaningless everyday stuff from then,
that means so much now. The little memories. I hug the twins a little
tighter now for sure. Trying to get used to having 2 kids instead of 3
feels so unnatural. On the best of days, there is always that sense of
I'm forgetting something or something/someone is missing, but all the
time every day. Ok, I could go on & on.....anyway in the next
couple of weeks I want to start filling the parent/kiddo bags for the
PICU & new diagnosis kids in the cancer kiddos floor. I need a good
name for these bags of emergency supplies for people fresh from the
ambulance. I was thinking along the lines of "Cameron's Big Fight bag,
it's going to be a big fight, FIGHT BIG!" but I need some ideas for
names. In these bags, we would have the basics & a little card that
tells his story and refers here for links to resources how to help them
out. We also want to do some toys for them too. Cameron would always
say "Are you happy now, are you happy?" He was a people pleaser for
sure. Anyone that worked with him can agree! Oh, I was talking to the
Child Life ladies at Doernbechers and they are in MAJOR need of
non-latex balls & Lego sets for the kiddos. I thought I would let
you know if anyone wanted to donate some to them in Cameron's honor. You
can donate them directly to the Child Life department in the PICU or 10
south, or we can bring them up. Thank you so much for all of your
love, support & prayers! ♥
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