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(Message started by: Elaine on Dec 30th, 2002, 11:43am)

Title: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Elaine on Dec 30th, 2002, 11:43am
Garrett spent Christmas day in the hospital. Surgery the next day to drain fluid on brain to relieve pressure. Planned to use a shunt, but tumor has grown and he was sent home to be made comfortable, as the end is nearing.
I just found out today. I know Godd needs Angels and I know some are only on lone to use for a short time. I know he will run and Play and not be in pain but he will be missed here. I sit here crying and thinking of my grand children I lost. I think of all the pain Garretts family must be in.
I know so many of you have helped me with giving to him and making his Christmas nice. I am so sorry I can't give you all better news.

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by catlind on Dec 30th, 2002, 12:29pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Hound_Dogg on Dec 30th, 2002, 12:33pm
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by SommelierCH on Dec 30th, 2002, 12:42pm
All my prayers.

David J.

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by suzy617 on Dec 30th, 2002, 12:52pm
Elaine, such sad, sad news... :'(

suzy

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by cootie on Dec 30th, 2002, 1:15pm
Total WAH....oh how sad !!!............. ( :'( :'( :'( Pam

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Svenn on Dec 30th, 2002, 1:22pm
Elaine, such sad, sad news...   :'( :'( :'( :'(

Svenn

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by OneEyeBlind on Dec 30th, 2002, 1:57pm
HOPE, peace and prayers going Garrett's way.  Miracles do happen.  

Song from the Touched by an Angel CD -

I believe ......

I believe in love, I believe in peace, I believe someday you'll return for me.  I believe in things that I cannot see ... and when my heart says no, I still believe.  

Just when I think my faith is gone, I hear your sweet voice, crying out hold on.  It amazing how we  ....

I believe in love, I believe in peace, I believe someday you'll return for me ................................

So when my heart says no, I still believe.  

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Brassbear on Dec 30th, 2002, 2:13pm
:'(

May the Creator walk with him and watch over him.

Michael

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Charlie on Dec 31st, 2002, 4:06am
Sorry E. I was catching up with the posts and I wish I never had to find this one.    :'(

You and yours are in my thoughts.

Charlie

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Darleen on Dec 31st, 2002, 1:29pm
E,

Like Charlie been away and catching up and what's going on and I wish this was not true.  Lots of prayers and love being sent your way.  Words cannot express how you must feel.

D :'(

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Jabeen on Dec 31st, 2002, 5:02pm
You really have to wonder why some scum live longer and the innocent have to go? No answers-so very sorry.

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Jim R on Dec 31st, 2002, 7:00pm
Just so sad.  Why?  why, why?  Sorry E.

Jim R

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Elaine on Dec 31st, 2002, 7:29pm
Thanks for all the hope. I have my computer fixed where I can still get my calls and every time it rings I am almost scard to answer it.

You guys are great and your prayers and thoughts are powerful. Its been proven so many times.

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Slammy on Dec 31st, 2002, 9:52pm
My Prayers and thoughts to Garret and his family.  Also to you Elaine....You been nothing but an Angel to his family   :-*



Slammy   8)

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by nancyc on Jan 1st, 2003, 12:32am
HOw true Slammy...Garrett could not have a better Angel than Elaine...love you sis...i am praying here in SC for him...smiles, nancyc

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Mastifflvr28 on Jan 1st, 2003, 12:40am
Damn Straight!!!!

Yibes going out to Garrett, and Elaine, you are a wonderful Angel,

Mast

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by catlind on Jan 1st, 2003, 1:27am
My little girl Andrea (8 ) has been devastated by the news of Garrett.  She had a special place in her heart for him, and wants to give up her own life so that he can live.  This is a letter that was sent to her by her step mother so she might understand better why Garrett is in the situation he is.  I'm posting it here in case it helps someone else as well.

Cat


Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the Surgeon come out of the operating
room. She said: "How is my little boy? Is he going to be O.K.? When can I see him?"
The Surgeon said, "I'm sorry, we did all we could." Sally said, Why do little children get cancer,
doesn't GOD care any more? GOD, where were you when my son needed you?"

The Surgeon said, "One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes to
let you spend time with your son's remains before it's transported to
the university."
Sally asked that the nurse stay with her while she said good-bye to
her son. Sally ran her fingers through his thick red curly hair. The nurse
said, "Would you like a lock of his hair?" Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut
a lock of his hair and put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.
Sally said, "It was Jimmy's idea to give his body to the university
for study. He said 'it might help somebody else,' and that is what he
wanted.
I said, no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom I won't be using it after I
die, maybe it will help some other little boy to be able to spend one
more day with his mother.'" Sally said, "My Jimmy had a heart of Gold, always
thinking of someone else and always wanting to help others if he
could."
Sally walked out of the Children's Hospital for the last time now
after spending most of the last 6 months there. She sat the bag with
Jimmy's things in it on the seat beside of her in the car. The drive home
was hard and it was even harder to go into an empty house. She took the bag
to Jimmy's room and started placing the model cars and things back in
his room exactly where he always kept them. She lay down across his bed and
cried herself to sleep holding his pillow. Sally woke up about midnight
and lying beside her on the bed, was a letter folded up. She opened the
letter, it  said:

Dear Mom,
I know you're going to miss me, but don't think that I will ever
forget  you  or stop loving you because I'm not around to say I LOVE YOU.
I'll think of you every day mom and I'll love you even more each day. Some day we
will see each other again. If you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be
so lonely, he can have my room and my old stuff to play with. If you  decide
to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things as us  boys
do,so you will have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like.
Don't be sad when you think about me, this is really a great place.
   Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some,
but it will take a long time to see everything here.

The angels are so friendly, and I love to watch them fly. Jesus doesn't
look like any of the pictures I saw of Him, but I knew it was Him as
soon as I saw Him. Jesus took me to see GOD! And guess what mom? I got to
sit on GOD'S knee and talk to Him like I was somebody important. I told GOD
that I wanted to write you a letter and tell you good-bye and everything,
but I knew that wasn't allowed. God handed me some paper and His own
personal pen to write you this letter with. I think Gabriel is the name of the
angel that is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you
the answer to one of the questions you asked Him about...Where was He
when I needed him? God said, "The same place He was when Jesus was on the
cross.

He was right there, as He always is with all His children.

Oh, by the way Mom,! nobody else can see what is written on this
paper but you. To everyone else, it looks like a blank piece of paper. I have
to give God His pen back now; He has some more names to write in the Book of Life.
Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.
I almost forgot to let you know - Now I don't hurt anymore that the cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't! stand to see me suffer the pain either, so He sent The Angel of Mercy to get me. The Angel said I was Special Delivery!

Signed with love from:
God & Jesus & Me


Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Hound_Dogg on Jan 1st, 2003, 9:11am
Cat,

That story was beautiful...Not a dry eye in the house!

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Tim_w on Jan 1st, 2003, 10:46am
Elaine
      Sorry to hear the news, My family and I will keep Garrett and family in our thoughts and prayers!!!!!
                    KEEP PRAYING            Tim_w

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by 2late on Jan 1st, 2003, 2:12pm
i'm so sorry to hear this E! nothing is worse than a child that suffers like this :'(                                                                                                                                                                                                   .........2late

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by suzy617 on Jan 1st, 2003, 6:57pm
Cat,  What a beautiful letter that was.  I hope it helped your daughter to feel a little bit better. As for myself, I need to buy some more tissues....
Praying for little Garrett that his suffering will end and for his family.  I couldnt even imagine such a tragedy.

suzy

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Jackie on Jan 1st, 2003, 7:16pm
This is such sad news.   :'(
As hard as I try there are some things that I just can't understand.

Jacks 8)

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by firebrix on Jan 1st, 2003, 7:41pm
Big brikki hugs to you Elaine. This is sad news.
Thinking of you,
firebrix

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Peppermint on Jan 1st, 2003, 9:00pm
Elaine......news like this is heartbreaking.
You made him feel special just doing what you do.
I don't have many words....just wanted to pass on prayers and positive thoughts to you, little Garret & his family.  

Pep  :(

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Ree on Jan 2nd, 2003, 12:07am
Sorry Elaine... just beautiful Cat... I believe it all...
Believe and we will all be together someday in a pain free paradise... love to you all on this New Years day in 2003... Ree

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by BobG on Jan 2nd, 2003, 12:41am
Lady Elaine,
We start as a spirit in Heaven. We are given a body and sent to Earth to prove ourselves to be worthy to live in eternity with God. Thru his ordeal Garrett has proven himself. When his time comes he will be standing at the right hand of God.


And thanks Cat, the letter was beautiful.

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by Roxy on Jan 2nd, 2003, 1:15pm
So sorry Elaine,

If prayers and good thoughts can help...you have plenty of them here.  You are such a good person, your strength is amazing.

R

Title: Re: Sad news about little Garrett!
Post by KingOfPain on Jan 3rd, 2003, 2:37am


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Title: Re: This is a poem I wrote, hope you like it....
Post by Tracy37 on Jan 5th, 2003, 1:28pm
You’ll never hear again “I love you”,
Whispered in your ear.
But though he’s not right by your side,
Garret’s always near.

It may seem cruel he’s gone so far,
Your heart aches for him so.
But he’ll be so close to you,
Wherever you may go.

A whisper in the moonlight,
A sigh upon the wind.
A kiss among the snowflakes,
Shows Garrett’s with you again.

So no matter how your heart may ache,
Please don’t think he’s gone.
He’s really just gone through a door,
Into the “room” beyond.

:'(


Take and God bless to the little lad....





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