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Journal
Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 11:16 AM (CDT) I want to thank ABI'S many thousands of supporters who kept up with ABI'S health condition over the past 20 months. Your thoughts and prayers and your encouragement for our family to have continued hope for a cure will always remain close to my heart.
The follwing letters were presented at ABI'S service:
It seems like only yesterday that ABI was born.
This was a very exciting experience to see this God-gifted child come into this world. During the first year, ABI was never given a chance to walk because we carried her everywhere. Even when ABI began walking it was a normal routine to always carry her.
Within a few months of ABI being born we purchased a van and it soon became known as the "mom van." We went everywhere in that van from Astros games to campgrounds and river rides to deer leases and her favorite place, Frenchies Restaurant, where ABI would prounounce spaghetti "spaggi" and it was then a norm to hear Frankie call back the order "Spaggi for ABI!"
ABI had many memorable sayings thay will always stand out in my mind and will never be forgotten.
When Brookforest subdivision placed road humps on the streets it became a ritual for ABI and me to count backwards from 3, and as soon as we said "1" the truck would hit the hump and ABI would yell out "yeeee haa." As ABI became taller, she could see the humps coming and she would start the countdown on her own.
Another memorable saying ABI would talk about was transportation. One day out of the clear blue ABI started yelling out "transportation." I was quite surprised and did not know what she was talking about. She then pointed up to the sky as an airplane was flying by. ABI had been taught during school that an airplane was used to transport people from city to city, but to most of us an airplane is just a carrier of people.
On the way to one of my deer hunts I recieved a call from ABI and she was saying something about"puppy puppy." Patti then got on the phone and said she had just bought a puppy for ABI at the League City pet store. When I arrived home a few days later ABI had named her puppy Elmo. Each time we would pass by the pet store ABI would say "puppy." Then a short time later as we drove by she would yell out "PET STORE!" This saying for ABI continued until recently and I promise one thing: ABI'S saying will continue for many more years.
The most touching and loving saying ABI presented to our family for the past 4 years and even as recently as Sunday morning the 11th was "I LOVE YOU ALL THE MUCH." This statement will always remain in my heart and when I lookup towards heaven Iknow she will be there telling me, "Daddy -I LOVE YOU ALL THE MUCH."
ABI was just like all young children wanting to play with all types of toys and certain special animated characters like BARNEY. BARNEY was definitely ABI'S favorite. He taught her to talk and sing songs, but the most important aspect of BARNEY was that ABI learned love, compassion and happiness. He became ABI'S best friend. With the help of BARNEY teaching ABI how to sing, ABI and I would spend every day singing country songs going and coming from school. These were by far our best times together.
On the evening of NEW YEARS DAY, 2001,ABI'S life and ours changed drastically. She was diagnosed with a life threatening cancer. ABI had to learn a new type of education which was far more advanced than Pre-K or Kindergarten. ABI had to learn medical terminologies, learn different medicines, learn how to operate her pump machine, learn how to remove her central tube dressings and she had to learn how to handle the pains associated with this disease. She experienced sufferings that no child should ever have to go through, but on the possitive side, ABI'S best learning experience was her computer. She spent hundreds of hours learning how to operate and maneuver this lap-top. It was very impressive to watch her self taught skills at work. It also provided ABI with many comfortable and enjoyable hours playing her DVD movies and CD games.
Even though ABI fought tough times, she became comforable with the hospital stays. Her new best friends became her doctors and nurses on the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 9th floors of Texas Children's Hospital. Their devoted time and efforts to heal ABI are far beyond any words I can express.
During ABI'S stays at the hospital, she wanted to ride around on various cycles and wagons that were available on each floor. Unfortunately, there were times that all the cycles or wagons were being used by other children, so ABI would have to wait for one of these to become available.
This made ABI very mad, so we had to purchase her one. But as time went by we had to purchase her a larger wagon so she could put all her toys inside- or any other thing she could think of. This wagon was ABI'S escape from the room and she knew that. So, it would become a normal routine to pull ABI around the halls many times during the day and as we would pass by the doctors or nurses- or even other children there ABI would want to visit. ABI was no stranger to anyone at the hospital.
My family would like to thank the many friends who devoted their time and monies to come visit ABI.
We would also like to thank Jennifer and Maxine for spending many hours scheduling the blood and platelet drives.
We want to thank the many many blood and platelet donors who blessed ABI with the "GIFT OF LIFE."
I want to personally thank my partners at Ameraflex and Charles Martin for allowing the family the many hours needed to be with ABI.
I also want to thank my partners at Ameraflex for providing and continuing their medical insurance coverage, which provided the highest level of care for ABI.
I want to thank Ms. Carol and Rebecca, ABI'S personal guardians, who spent timeless and unselfish hours teaching and guiding her through those tough times.
"ABI loved you very much."
Finally, I want to thank God for giving our family 6 memorable and blessed years with ABI.
ABI touched many hearts over the past 20 months and she will be terribly be missed.
ABI'S FAIRWELL
I just want to tell everyone that it is so beautiful here in Heaven. There are so many children angels up here just like me and they are playing, laughing, singing and we are so happy and healthy.
God tells me that my Mommy, Daddy, brother Dawson, Grandma Alice, Aunt Ruth, cousins Angie, Warren, and Ryan, my puppy Elmo and my many other friends will miss me very much, God continues to explain that I will always be present in their thoughts, dreams and prayers.
I was so excited to meet my many family of angels, their wings were wide open to greet me when I arrived, I'm sure they will fill me in on their glorious spiritual experiences while being here in Heaven.
God really does love all the little children of the world, up here we are all spiritualy equal, there are no demands or false judgements made of us. God sees every child as an angel and in his eyes children should be judged by their loving hearts and spiritual souls, and not by their inability to perform: CERTAIN TASKS OR FINE MOTOR SKILL DISABILITIES. For children to be judged this way would truly be un-Christian.
My time on earth was short and God allowed me many experiences both good and sad. I know I am loved by my Mommy, Daddy and Dawson and I just want them to know that I loved everty precious moment we spent together and that I will always be by their side at all times.
My wings are out to the many doctors, nurses, Ms Carol and Rebecca who provided me with loving and nurturing care. Your timeless and devoted efforts are beyond words and I would have to say you are angels in disguise placed here on earth by God. I thank God for each blood and platelet donor, for with your gift I was able to share my time on earth a little longer with my family and friends. Blood is truly the gift of life.
I must now say good-bye, for God has many plans in store for me and remember God loves you and I love you all the much.
ABI
The last stay at the hospital was the most critical, but ABI wanted so much to be apart of the activities going on or around her and the only way to manage that was by her wagon.The hospital is in need of a wish list of items to help ease the stays of other sick children.
If you would like to make a sick childs stay at the hospital a little more comfortable and blessed, a simple donation would go along way.
Make donations payable to:
Texas Childrens Clinical Care Center, 14th floor
6621 Fannin St. CC1410.00
Houston Tx. 77030-2399
Attn: Lisa Hereford c/o ABI
Please pray for the many other sick children at TCH, for they may not be as blessed to have a support group such as ours.
Final note: I want to thank Forest Park Cemetery Corp.
for offering our family, their services which were provided FREE OF CHARGE. At a time of complete confusion and sadness, an offering of this magnitude is truly God sent.
God bless you
Bobby
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Houston, Texas
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