Heaven got the BEST angel

As you know my little nephew has been on quite the journey since September of 2010. Friday January 27th, 2012 he took a new journey, a journey to Heaven to be an angel! This past 2 weeks has been intense, emotional and difficult. January 17th my Sister-in-law too Gabriel to Children's Healthcare to get checked out because he was coughing and very fussy. They did a chest x-ray, results were fine. They did a CT scan, results were not fine. The CT came back that sweet Gabe had bleeding on his brain and there was nothing else the doctor's could do for him. They put him on steriods which make Gabe VERY angry, so they stopped that a couple of days later and had Hospice come in to assist. Hospice came to help on Friday with medicine to help calm Gabe down and medicine to eliviate the pain. Both medications made him sleepy and kind of loopy, which he fought so hard to continue to play and sit up. My sister-in-law, her sister and I were laying with him in the bed trying to get him to rest and enjoying spending time with him of course. But he finally gave in and went to sleep around 3:00pm. Sunday the hospice nurse came and said she did not expect him to be with us much longer. Monday night we went over to visit with them and my mother-in-law and I got to hold him while he slept. It was soo good to get to hold him and kiss his sweet little head and tell him how much I loved him. He was truly an angel on earth! Tuesday my mom wanted to go visit, so she and I went and of course she had to bring them a yummy dessert!! :) She's southern, what can you expect! Gabe was struggling more to breath and it was sad to see him. But I am so glad I went and spent the time with him. He continued to decline daily and on Friday morning gave into the fight he had been up against for so long to become an angel. I miss him and I hate that he is not here and will not be able to grow old with us. But I am so glad he is not in pain, is not suffering and is at peace. I am heartbroken for his parents. I feel so helpless and wish there was something I could do. But unfortunatley ther is nothing I can do... Please continue to pray for the Sierra & Soumas families... We all LOVED Gabe!!! He was nothing short of amazing!!!

He's just amazing

THIS is the most amazing little boy I know!


His name is Gabriel, he is my nephew and he has put up a good fight against a horrible and mean thing called cancer. Today he went to the hospital because he seemed to be getting sick & was grabbing at his head a lot. So they did a CT scan and discovered that he has bleeding in his brain. This of course is devastating news for all of us. They are going to call in Hospice later this week and they do not think this precious angel will be with us much longer. So please keep Gabriel's family in your prayers we are definitely going to need them!


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cancer vs cold...

So I am once again sick with some kind of intense cold that is going around! I know no one enjoys being sick but I really really dislike it! I'm such a go go go kind of person, I just don't have time to feel like crap! So I took the day off yesterday and went to the doctor, basically to pay $25 for them to tell me it was just a cold blah! But as I laid on the couch being all sulky, sad and sick I started thinking about Gabriel. He probably feels like crap every day but manages to smile and play and be a precious little angel! He is fighting cancer and still so strong day in and day out, I have a cold and act like it's the end of the world! So I got up and started to clean the kitchen and do other things around the apartment. If that little {almost} 2 year old can fight a very rare brain tumor I think I can fight a stupid cold! I love you Gabriel Micah and I will do whatever I can to be a better person because of you! XOXO
So take a moment when you're feeling down and crappy and think about Gabriel or other little ones that are struggling with life threatening illnesses.. our lives could always be worse. Be thankful for the blessings we have.