tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post4618707045194225911..comments2024-03-07T05:17:50.699-05:00Comments on Awful But Functioning: Birth DayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376651134993450207noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-22422148888788562272008-02-18T16:27:00.000-05:002008-02-18T16:27:00.000-05:00I am so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and ...I am so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you and your daughter.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961948894847619115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-59935734344780147552008-02-17T09:00:00.000-05:002008-02-17T09:00:00.000-05:00No good words to mark this birthday. Simply wante...No good words to mark this birthday. Simply wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-13039114036760351562008-02-14T21:33:00.000-05:002008-02-14T21:33:00.000-05:00Tash, I don't have any eloquent words of wisdom or...Tash, <BR/>I don't have any eloquent words of wisdom or support. I can only say I cry for your and Maddie, and the pain of it all, the unfairness of it all, the sheer damned unfairness of it all. I am so sorry.Ahuva Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432567017520114856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-44103405717234760612008-02-14T15:03:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:03:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry Tash. I was thinking of you on Tuesda...I'm so sorry Tash. <BR/>I was thinking of you on Tuesday and just wanted to say I'm sorry in person so to speak. <BR/>xCoggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435179051565255934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-21384773691075227532008-02-14T09:06:00.000-05:002008-02-14T09:06:00.000-05:00oh Tash I am so sorry. Reading this is heartbreaki...oh Tash I am so sorry. <BR/>Reading this is heartbreaking, the 'should I have known' particularly. You are no chump.<BR/>I think too about those minutes before they take your child away and everything changes. I hope that over time that memory of bliss stays while the others fade.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-68430247158768835542008-02-13T23:05:00.000-05:002008-02-13T23:05:00.000-05:00*hugs* thank you so much for sharing your story an...*hugs* thank you so much for sharing your story and sharing maddy with all of us. She lives on because you tell her storymissing_onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657322353094120712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-61069686364941985372008-02-13T22:37:00.000-05:002008-02-13T22:37:00.000-05:00I'm thinking of you and your beloved Maddy in this...I'm thinking of you and your beloved Maddy in this saddest of times. I'm so sorry this happened to your baby and you.Wabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197718938974431186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-3084990592946336672008-02-13T21:26:00.000-05:002008-02-13T21:26:00.000-05:00I happened to wander over from Niobe. I've been lu...I happened to wander over from Niobe. I've been lurking a bit because honestly, I have no idea what to say, and no idea if anything I could say would even help you. But I wanted to express that I was thinking of you and your beautiful, loved little Maddalena today. I would like to light a candle for her this Sunday, if you are comfortable with that (and certainly, if you're not, no offense would be taken).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-23888270659005139312008-02-13T00:54:00.000-05:002008-02-13T00:54:00.000-05:00I've been thinking of you today, and I hope it has...I've been thinking of you today, and I hope it hasn't been too painful, and I wish you better days going forward.Aureliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691032415028867902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-956699040851422032008-02-12T22:45:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:45:00.000-05:00Tash,You have been in my thoughts all day today. ...Tash,<BR/>You have been in my thoughts all day today. Thinking of you and remembering your sweet, beautiful girl Maddy.<BR/>~Carole<BR/>http://accordingtocarole.blogspot.comThe Goddess Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082406024088862566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-26413595136648344612008-02-12T22:02:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:02:00.000-05:00Tash, thinking of you and Maddy today.Tash, thinking of you and Maddy today.ms. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263348912679823512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-29629589266166638922008-02-12T21:29:00.000-05:002008-02-12T21:29:00.000-05:00You do honour Maddy, with every word. Absolutely. ...You do honour Maddy, with every word. Absolutely. You feel exactly as you should. Bliss while you were unknowingly dangling off the edge of that cliff, and then rage all tangled up in your love for her... you give voice to it all so perfectly.<BR/><BR/>You may not feel like it today, and this week, but you've got incredible grace. Hang in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-20727581136628364572008-02-12T20:23:00.000-05:002008-02-12T20:23:00.000-05:00Tash ... you don't know me, but I stumbled upon yo...Tash ... you don't know me, but I stumbled upon your blog a couple of weeks ago and have been lurking since. As I began reading, I recognized your sweet Maddy's name from the Candle Lighting Ceremony Memorial Booklet that Children's Hospital put together this past December. What a beautiful little girl your sweet Maddy was! My daughter, Carina, lived for 13 days 3 years ago at Children's Hospital (she's on page 30 in the memorial booklet). I can relate to so very much of what you post. I wanted to just extend my thoughts and sympathies to you today, on Maddy's 1st birthday. My heart truly goes out to you, for I've walked in very similar shoes.<BR/>(((Hugs))), MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-88024618302971933952008-02-12T20:06:00.000-05:002008-02-12T20:06:00.000-05:00I am so so sorry you are experiencing this anniver...I am so so sorry you are experiencing this anniversary today. <BR/><BR/>It is so hard to think of that dividing line - before / after. And incredibly heartbreaking when that before was so special. That chasm - that inbetween place of before and after is unfathomable, until you experience it. Please know how many of us are thinking of your entire family today.Which Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223363075283823935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-20773329529037543122008-02-12T19:20:00.000-05:002008-02-12T19:20:00.000-05:00The heartbreak, it never ends. I cried for you and...The heartbreak, it never ends. I cried for you and your beautiful Maddy today. I just is so unfair, for both of you.k@laklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366772609212990882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-91569840613732215212008-02-12T17:32:00.000-05:002008-02-12T17:32:00.000-05:00Whoops, I commented as my husband earlier by accid...Whoops, I commented as my husband earlier by accident....<BR/><BR/>Oh Tash, what to say. Julia and Erin have said what I would like to say. I am sure Maddy was beautiful, and I hope some day you can look at the photos of her.<BR/><BR/>We feel like a mother should know everything that is happening with her babies, and so many of us have some sort of guilt over moments where we think we should have known. I wish for you, as well, that you can let go of that guilt. You couldn't have known.<BR/><BR/>I will honor Maddy's birth today, and think of her and you and the rest of your family. Much love to you all.Beruriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171541078529309991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-32824872510960500952008-02-12T17:10:00.000-05:002008-02-12T17:10:00.000-05:00I'm also here via Julia's blog. I was up late las...I'm also here via Julia's blog. I was up late lastnight reading your archives.<BR/><BR/>You write beautifully and today's post on Maddy's birthday was, I thought, especially touching. I think you said it perfectly on the anniversary of a very imperfect day.<BR/><BR/>I cannot begin to understand how you must be thinking and feeling today but please know that I am one more person in the world who now knows that Maddy was here--and beautiful--and missed.<BR/><BR/>I'm wishing for you AND Mr ABF some moment of quiet calm during what must be a very hard day.NotBitterYethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560115109102982714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-84832995753311968262008-02-12T16:57:00.000-05:002008-02-12T16:57:00.000-05:00It's so hard to remember the time before this all ...It's so hard to remember the time before this all happened, the last few moments before learning that, after all, everything was not going to be okay.<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you and Maddie.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-76450763795289266522008-02-12T15:45:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:45:00.000-05:00Wishing you some peace this day. And hoping (and k...Wishing you some peace this day. And hoping (and knowing) that someday you will be able to look on those 20 minutes differently. Not as a cruelty, but a special, cherished time. It may be farther in the future than we'd like, but I have to believe that that day will come.<BR/><BR/>I will remember Maddy today and be thinking of your whole family.Waiting Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487061896648183375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-12955087528356587792008-02-12T15:24:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:24:00.000-05:00I wandered over from Amy's blog (http://williamhen...I wandered over from Amy's blog (http://williamhenryjohnson.blogspot.com/) and I just wanted to say how beautiful this post is.<BR/><BR/>I am so SO sorry that you lost your sweet girl. I am so sorry for the pain and the sadness that I know follows you to this day.<BR/><BR/>If I could hug you, I would. If I could kick God for you, for all of us, I would do that too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-81308201203080685012008-02-12T15:11:00.001-05:002008-02-12T15:11:00.001-05:00Thinking of you and Maddy today =/Thinking of you and Maddy today =/G$https://www.blogger.com/profile/05010373805685335151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-2380111623789666672008-02-12T15:11:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:11:00.000-05:00Tash, I'm thinking of you and Maddy today too.Tash, I'm thinking of you and Maddy today too.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113578396438869433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-91248030329228268632008-02-12T14:45:00.000-05:002008-02-12T14:45:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry. Thinking of you and Maddy today.I'm so sorry. Thinking of you and Maddy today.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668661473260475342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-75407971602753984552008-02-12T14:44:00.000-05:002008-02-12T14:44:00.000-05:00here via Julia's blog, i am sending you big hugs t...here via Julia's blog, i am sending you big hugs through the wireless. thinking of you on Maddy's anniversary.wannabe momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975160438211356349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937223408953728341.post-82283999661005644792008-02-12T13:23:00.000-05:002008-02-12T13:23:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your lovely Maddy. Y...I'm so sorry for the loss of your lovely Maddy. You and your family are in my thoughts today. I hope that your second year without her is not actually worse than the first.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188110112312139648noreply@blogger.com