When I heard about her passing, I came back to your blog. Read the rest of her story. And cried with you. But I didn’t know what to say to you. Didn’t know where to start. So I left.

Today, I came back here. With my twins. And I read your posts of the past two months. Looked at the pictures. Watched the videos. My daughter was sitting on the ground behind me, listening to Maddy’s laughter. My son was in my arms trying to reach the keyboard and pointing at all the pictures of Maddy.

And when we got to this video, he just couldn’t stop looking at her brilliant smile! He stopped trying to wriggle free and just watched. And smiled. And listened to what you were saying to Maddy.

And right after Maddy said “Wooow”, from behind me I heard my daughter, who is not yet talking.

“Booow”

Close enough.

Maddy’s touched my heart. And she’s touched those of my children too… Thank you for sharing her with us!
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I think about you and Mike a lot, wondering how you are making it through each day. I came across a quote the other day from one of Dr. James Dobson’s books and I thought of you two….

“We human beings can survive the most difficult of circumstances if we are not forced to stand alone.”

Keep leaning on each other, and all the friends and family who are there to hold you up when you need it. You are in my prayers.

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I’ve already posted on here but, I just came on to check to see how you and Mike are doing. I also of course watched the little beautiful girlie’s video again. I can’t imagine your grief. I feel so much sorrow when I watch her video’s and look at her pictures and suddenly remember she isn’t here now. I’ll tell you one thing…even though I didn’t have the honour and pleasure of meeting your amazing little girl, I know 100% the world was a MUCH better place when she was apart of it!

Thinking of all of you and as always, wishing you well.
My Best,
Your Friend,
Jenn

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I hope this does not bother you. Much love.

- Adrienne

I don’t know you but just stumbled on this blog as I was looking for preemie playdates in Los Angeles. I, like you, suffered from very a difficult pregnancy from the onset – it took three rounds of IVF for us to conceive. After my 6th week of pregnancy, I was put on bed rest for 9 weeks due to do a minor complication from the IVF treatment and also a blood clot that was discoverd on the placenta. At 30 weeks, I suffered from pre-term labor contractions for 4 days before my water broke. I was diagnosed with PROM and admitted into the high risk unit at the hospital where I was put on an IV drip of magnesium sulfate and recieved tributaline shots and pills as needed to cease the contractions. Amazingly, I was able to maintain the pregnancy until my scheduled c-section at 34 weeks 3 days. We were very blessed to give birth to a beautiful, perfectly healthy little boy. He was 4 lbs. 12 oz, 18 inches, and now a little more that a week short of 6 months, is at about 15 lbs., 27 inches.

I read through your posts and looked at the pictures of your beautiful baby and I smiled and laughed and cried and wished that I could hug you both. I cannot imagine your pain and I know there is nothing that will ever make it less, but I hope you find some comfort reading the words of all the people whose lives you have touched with your story. I wish with all of my heart that Maddie was still here, and she and my son could have been friends someday.

Your beautiful Maddy is up in heaven making the other angels smile now and she is singing a song just for you.

Dani

That’s the most adorable video. Love Maddie bustin’ a move.