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Thursday will be the 5 year anniversary of the worst day of my life... the day Isla was born sleeping and went to heaven. We think about her constantly, talk about her all the time and miss her SO much it hurts. My heart won't be full again until i'm with her again one day.
Madison is growing up quickly & we're coming to terms with the fact that she will never have a living sibling (That's a whole other story). Over probably the last 6 months or so I started selling a lot of her baby stuff online. It was probably weird to some, but a lot of this stuff was meant to be Isla's too so I have an emotional connection to it. As much as i've always coached people that stuff is just stuff and to get rid of things they're no longer using, It's been bittersweet to let it all go. The day I sold the DockATot I cried for like 15 minutes, but as each item goes I gain a little bit more "closure".
In her memory I want to do something special with the money from the items sold (currently at $1250!). In addition to this money, I am starting this fund in her memory & we will match all every penny raised and make a donation too. This is the Grateful Patients Fund at Magee Womens Hospital and the matching donations will be sent to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. Both places played a major role in caring for Madison & saving her life!
Please help us remember Isla's on what would have been her 5th Birthday by doing a random act of kindness (this is free and feels so good!), by making a donation to a charity that is special to you, by sending me a Venmo @Julie-Hicks-1 (this saves the 5% fee) for the fund or by contributing directly to this GoFundMe campaign.
Thank you for remembering our daughter with us! we love you.
Madison is growing up quickly & we're coming to terms with the fact that she will never have a living sibling (That's a whole other story). Over probably the last 6 months or so I started selling a lot of her baby stuff online. It was probably weird to some, but a lot of this stuff was meant to be Isla's too so I have an emotional connection to it. As much as i've always coached people that stuff is just stuff and to get rid of things they're no longer using, It's been bittersweet to let it all go. The day I sold the DockATot I cried for like 15 minutes, but as each item goes I gain a little bit more "closure".
In her memory I want to do something special with the money from the items sold (currently at $1250!). In addition to this money, I am starting this fund in her memory & we will match all every penny raised and make a donation too. This is the Grateful Patients Fund at Magee Womens Hospital and the matching donations will be sent to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. Both places played a major role in caring for Madison & saving her life!
Please help us remember Isla's on what would have been her 5th Birthday by doing a random act of kindness (this is free and feels so good!), by making a donation to a charity that is special to you, by sending me a Venmo @Julie-Hicks-1 (this saves the 5% fee) for the fund or by contributing directly to this GoFundMe campaign.
Thank you for remembering our daughter with us! we love you.
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Julie Hicks
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Pittsburgh, PA