by Michelle
1. February 2010 18:10
Three more for 99 Memoir of Me in 33 days! Michelle nominated her children and here is her story. “I LOVE the books that you create and think that they are an amazingly special keepsake for anyone! I also think that what you are doing for the 99 in 33 is so neat. I also wanted to share with you the story of my special little one. I am married and the mother to 3 precious children. My middle son, who would have been 3 this month, went to Heaven to be with Jesus in June of 2008 due to an accidental drowning. Life has not been the same, and our family will never be complete again since we lost him. Brayden was special in so many ways. He touched the lives of many in his short little 17 months he shared with us and is missed terribly. I would love to have a book in his memory to share with his older brother, who was 3 at the time of the accident, and his younger sister, who never has the chance to meet her big brother. We try very hard to keep his memory alive and know that he will live on in our hearts forever. There are so many things I wish I could say to him and this book/letter may be one way for us to express some of that. I would love to have one of these special books for my other children as well one day and will keep your site book marked for possible future gifts! Thank you again for your heart of generosity! We are very excited for you to get your Memoir of Me books and keep Brayden's story alive.
The next book goes to Colby. Erin says, “I'd like to nominate my son Colby. He was two when he had a stroke from e.Coli poisoning. He is such a fighter and a trooper. He inspires me daily. He was healthy before the stroke but because of it he has lost all of his motor skills. He's basically a fully mentally functioning four year old trapped in a body that won’t cooperate. He's nonverbal and has a feeding tube but he is such an expressive boy with just his eyes. If you'd like to read more about Colby this is his two year survivor story blog post. Thanks for listening to Colby's story.” Erin, thank you.
This is the last week of 99 in 33. I've connected with so many people and so many touching stories. Love, Michelle
