Jan 11, 2007
Location: Novi, MI
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Angel Leah, wishing you a happy birthday in heaven, I'm sure there's a big party for you with all your friends and Jesus's arms wrapped around you!!! Please watch over your Mommy, Daddy and Kylie today, because it's going to be extra tough for them today - maybe you could even send them a sign, that would be a wonderful present for them!!! Nathan, Sammie, Uncle Herb and I are going to be releasing purple balloons for you today - we miss you and love you lots!! Love Aunt Kristine
Jan 11, 2007
Your URL: http://www.caringbridge.org/pa/rachel
Location: king of prussia, pa
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Thinking of you, I know how hard birthdays are. I wish I knew what to say to make it easier for you. I was just watching the slideshow of Leah and I was near tears the whole time. She was so beautiful. I love the picture of Leah looking at the bottom of her foot. I also love the picture of you and Leah, the one where she looks like she is about to kiss you and you are smiling. That is such a natural everyday normal picture that means so much...I wish there was a picture like that of me and Rachel. You are a good mom, one of the many reasons Leah loves you so much. Take care.
Jan 11, 2007
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Happy Birthday Leah, Katie and I have a balloon ready to send to heaven for you. Katie is drawing a picture at school to send with the balloon. Phil, Karen and Kylie, We think of you always and we pray to Leah every night. Love, Pete, Josann, Matthew and Katie
Jan 11, 2007
Your URL: www.caringbridge.org/fl/jacob
Location: Lithia, FL
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Thank you so much for stopping by Jacob's site and signing his guestbook. I am so sorry about the loss of your daughter - she is BEAUTIFUL! I will be praying for your family - as I know how hard each day is. Just keep hanging onto HOPE and FROG. With many prayers, Heather
Jan 11, 2007
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Karen, Phil & Kylie, My thoughts and prayers are with you today on Leah's birthday. I have been thinking about this day all week. I will stop by the store today and buy the purple balloon to send up to her.
Jan 11, 2007
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Just wanted you to know your whole family is in my prayers, especially this day on your Angels Birthday. Sent balloons last year, they went up so so fast, never saw anything like it. All the angels are having a wonderful time with your daughter in Heaven. What a party they are having! God Bless, and give you peace this day! A Caring Friend.
Jan 11, 2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Wishing Leah a wonderful birthday in Heaven! To Karen, Phil & Kylie...As you remember all of the fun and loving times you spent as a family, I hope you find peace on this very special day. :) Thinking of you often and praying for you always, lots of hugs...love, Melissa
Jan 10, 2007
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I thought of your frustration when I read this commentary written by Lance Armstrong today. I think it is a nice rally call. Your family is in my prayers always.
With Love,
Erin PErcy
By Lance Armstrong
Special to CNN
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Lance Armstrong, one of cycling's all-time greats and possibly the world's best known cancer survivor, founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation with the goal of inspiring and empowering people with cancer. He now campaigns for more government funds for cancer research and treatment.
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- I'm not known for my patience. Patience is a polite quality and often appropriate, but it rarely gets things done. Impatience, however, is the hunger for results and intolerance for excuses and delays. Impatience got me over countless mountain passes, across the finish line in New York City and through four rounds of ruthless chemotherapy 10 years ago.
Yet this election season I patiently waited to hear a candidate for office explain to constituents what he or she planned to do about one of the leading threats to the health and well-being of all Americans -- cancer. My patience was greeted with silence.
Cancer will impact one in two men and one in three women in their lifetime. It is devastating and it is pervasive. In fact, every year 1.3 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer. (Visit a CNN special, "Saving Your Life" )
Thankfully, our country has made tremendous progress in this fight and produced remarkable advances in the way we prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. Today, in many cases, we can humbly say that cancer is no longer a death sentence. The medical advances achieved by our nation's best doctors and researchers have given us reasons to hope.
But in spite of this vast body of knowledge, 1,500 people will die from cancer today and tomorrow and the day after that, often because the care they needed to prevent cancer or survive it was not available to them. (Watch cancer survivors describe their ordeal Video)
However, our nation's second-leading killer did not make the list of issues that our candidates used to get people to the polls last November. Anyone with a television or access to a newspaper can list the ballot box issues that occupied our candidates' attention -- they range from bickering to very real concerns and challenges.
The political ads didn't tell voters that earlier in the year funding for cancer research was cut for the first time in 30 years. Nor did they explain that a lack of funding slows the pace of scientific discovery and the development of treatments. Our candidates did not mention the decrease in funding for programs that provide information and screening to people who need these services. I think this is unwise, but it is what our government has done this past year. I waited patiently for an explanation, some clarification or justification. Ten million cancer survivors deserve an answer. We didn't get one.
It is true that state and federal budgets are constrained by many important responsibilities. But cancer doesn't care about that.
It is time to hold our leaders accountable. It remains to be seen if the change in power on Capitol Hill will affect the fight against cancer. In two years we will elect a new president. We cannot predict the actions of any of our elected officials, but we can say for sure that when it comes to cancer their silence is unacceptable.
Patient people may accept the status quo, but the status quo isn't working for us. Instead, we need to stubbornly hold our leaders accountable and we need the courage to ask tough questions of our elected officials. Few issues facing our government are more personal or more critical than the health of our citizens. What are we going to do to effectively fight cancer? Millions of Americans with cancer are asking.
I'm not known for my patience. When it comes to cancer, I hope you aren't either.
Jan 10, 2007
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Stopping by to wish you peace and birthday wishes to Angel Leah!!! May her heart be happy forever and ever!!!
Jan 9, 2007
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Wanted to let you know we're thinking of you and we are looking forward to sending balloons to Leah for her birthday!!
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