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An Individual Journey

2007-03-07T08:39:00.001-08:00

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Look What Santa Brought

2007-02-21T06:14:00.000-08:00

Memories

2007-02-17T06:06:00.001-08:00

Go Bucks

2006-11-19T12:08:00.000-08:00

Why?

2006-11-19T10:03:00.000-08:00

Some of you may ask, “Why put something so personal out on the web?” Christy was diabetic from age 7 and Bi-polar from age 12. She lived a life filled with medical problems and hospital stays. However, she was a human being with talents, goals and dreams and I cannot think of any better way to honor her life than to put her beautiful smile on the Web and share her story with others.

Bringing Christy Home part 2

2006-11-19T09:02:00.000-08:00

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Sometimes life does not work out the way everyone would like. The choices we we make in life impact more than just ourselves. This is about life, love, loss, grief and memories.

Bringing Christy Home part 1

2006-11-19T08:51:00.000-08:00

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A letter to My Daughter. She faced a life time of medical problems and it was not easy for her to leave her support structure behind and go to California to get Married.

Moving On

2006-10-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

It's not easing moving on after you have lost someone close to you. There comes a point where you have asked all of the what if "I had done this or said that". At some point you have to accept the fact that what happened can not be changed and your life must contiue until your souls meet again.
This blog was set up for a class I was taking and I will be posting a couple new movies and pictures in memory of my daughter and to complete my final project.

The Dream

2006-09-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

When you loose a child, you are emotionally inconsolable. I dreamed last night that I was sitting on the couch in the family room and Christy came down with a cup of tea and sat beside me. I looked at her and said “Christy is it you?” I told her that she had died in California and I cannot believe that you are here. I grab her and hug her. I pull her close to me and begin to shower her with kisses. I look down and in my arms is her son, DJ smiling up at me. I woke up and realized she was telling me that she is not gone as long as I have DJ. Some how this helps and I feel calmer.

Christy is comming home

2006-08-13T08:03:00.000-07:00

Christy has passed on to heaven at 11:30pm California time. She is in a better place and her spirt is free. -CAS-

Bringing Christy home update

2006-08-11T06:14:00.000-07:00

It appears that Christy was asleep when her blood sugars fell. she asperated and her brain did not get enough oxygen to sustain it's function. Our goal remains to bring Christy. Her brother is flying out to meet us and see his sister one last time.

We continue to sort through her things and decide what to keep and what to leave. Our car is small and we can only bring back that which is of most meaning to us.

I don't know if I will post anymore because I am emotionally spent and have no more desire to share my feelings at this time - CAS-

Sorting thru a life

2006-08-10T06:38:00.000-07:00

It is 6:34AM in Oceanside California. We are preparing to go the the hospital to see Christy. Christy always liked to write. These post will be a dedication to the memory of that part of her. She has many journals she has kept through the years. I have begun to go through her things. I have started to make piles of her clothes. Keep, give away, trash. It is strange how you go through the process of sorting through a life. I can't seem to part with anything. Trying to hold on to something of her. We have her cell phone. We learned how to send and answer calls. It is part of our connection to are larger family and a way for them to contact us. Christy would be so proud of us for finally learning to use one. -CAS-

Bringing Christy Home

2006-08-10T04:29:00.000-07:00

They say it takes a Village to raise a child. It will take the power of the
web to bring my Child home. Christy is in a diabetic coma in a hospital in
California. As I visit her each day, thoughts of how we are going to get her
home to Ohio are ever present on my mind. There is no family or friends here.
If she ends up in a nursing home no one will visit her. How long will she survive without stimulation and love. I have to get her home to Ohio and her 10 year old son. I will post updates as I can. Please pray for Christy.

Life's not fair

2006-07-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

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This is my blog

2006-07-12T17:45:00.000-07:00

This is my first blog