News circulating tonight in the mom-blogsphere and twitter-land is sad. Beautiful, miraculous Maddie Spohr passed away suddenly today. Following her family’s account over at The Spohrs Are Multiplying I couldn’t help but be enchanted with her amazing eyes (second only to my grand daughter, Hazel’s) and her delightful smile. I identified completely with the trials, tribulations and amazing blessings of life with their preemie because we are living out own life with an amazing preemie. Tonight my heart is sad, so very sad for her family. Please stop by their blog and discover Maddie, if you haven’t already and definitely find it in your heart to make a donation in her memory to the March of Dimes. Not a day goes by where most families of preemies like Maddie and Daniel are reminded just how miraculous they are and how they still are so vulnerable even long after they leave the NICU to “live happily ever after”. Perhaps someday happily ever after will be a reality for micro-preemies and preemies like these rather than a wish, a prayer or a miracle.
Adventures in Juggling
living this circus life, what else would I be doing but juggling?
When Erin was in the NICU I remember constantly reminding myself that once we got her a home it’d all be fine. What a crock
My hope is that one day there will be no micro premmies, no babies born sick. That all babies will go home with their mama’s and no one will ever feel the pain that Heather and Mike must be feeling right now.
I can’t get to their site… there is something wrong with it
God Bless them.
I don’t know if the Spohr’s site has crashed or has been suspended. Nevertheless if one wants to send condolences or make a donation to her March of Dimes Team that site is still up.
http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?w=131032674&u=marchformaddie&bt=2
I read somewhere that their site was getting so much traffic, it crashed. Their site is back up at http://remembermaddie.com/ . I still can’t believe she’s gone– those eyes, adorable face and sunny smile pulled me in every time I visited their site. She will be missed.