I am so very sorry you lost your little girl. I will pray for your family. Please know that Tuesday will be in heaven and looked after by God. You have a beautiful family and I wish you all the best. Take care, Rose x
I don’t know you personally, but I have silently followed your blog since I found you on Suzie Steece’s blog last year. I have prayed for you and cried for you several times. Please know, my heart, prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. You are loved.
I’ve been thinking about you guys… I came to your blog tonight because I wanted to see Tuesday. Watching your slideshow always, always makes me cry. Tonight is the first time it didn’t because something different stood out to me tonight Tuesday was so happy… Wasn’t she? There are so many pictures where she has this amazing, beautiful, warm smile. Not a cheesy “Say Cheese” smile, but a “bursting with happiness, this is awesome!” smile. I love that… You gave her a good, happy life. She was definitly very loved. And you can tell that she felt it too. Lots of love to you guys.
For so long I’ve been coming here, I’ve been here every couple of weeks since I first read Tuesday was ill. I don’t comment often I’m “one of those” who don’t know what to say and when I find the perfect words it’s too late more posts have come up. Now it’s way late to tell you, I prayed and hoped and begged for Tuesday to get better, for those words to have any hope of giving you an extra shoulder, but please know I fell in love with her so many months ago but that i too will never forget her.
Another mom-of-twins told me about your beautiful, heart-rending blog…..As an identical twin myself, I will never forget reading this or watching “Tuesday’s Story.” She will stay in my thoughts. My book about twins, “One and the Same,” which came out in the fall has a chapter that touches on the unique ache which you describe so much better than I ever could –with such remarkable dignity and generosity. All I can wish you is strength, and the joys you can manage with your beautiful family. Abby Pogrebin
Just read (practically) your whole blog all posts all the way back to Tuesday’s diagnosis day. Your story is so inspiring. I am so sad, I can’t stop crying. BUT so inspired and interested in your cause. Thank you for sharing your life experiences. Know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Everything happens for a reason. Life is so much bigger than us. Sending peace and hugs your way from one mom to another.
Dear Jess,
I miss you, Charley and your amazing family. I checked out because I didn’t know what to do. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey with us. I am sorry for stepping away and sorry that I did not stay in touch. Please know that we love you!!
Dear Jess and family,
I just wanted to share with you that I stumbled on your blog, once again, via Lisa b/c of Aidan’s touching fundraising quest. I have been here several times before. Each time, I sometimes silently and sometimes loudly sob as I read your articulate, beautiful, aching, poignant, heart-wrenching words. You have a gift when it comes to story-telling, and you have the uncanny ability to put into words what most of us aren’t even conscious of thinking let alone of putting into verbage. But I really wanted to say to you is that each time I’m here, I go away a better mom. Your devastation has given others the gift of depthless appreciation and love, and isn’t that what all kids want, and more importantly, deserve? So thank you. Thank you for re-aligning me and, I’m sure, hundreds of others. And if they could, or knew, our kids would be thanking you, too. Here’s to community and fellowship.
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bereave |biˈrēv|
verb ( be bereaved)
be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, esp. due to the loved one's death : the year after they had been bereaved | [as adj. ] ( bereaved) bereaved families | [as plural n. ] ( the bereaved) those who counsel the bereaved.
It's ok to reach out to us. You are not bothering us. It's ok if you can't. If you don't know what to say, "I'm so sorry you lost Tuesday" , with, or with out a hug, is all we need. It's ok if you say something and I start to cry. You didn't cause it. Death caused it. You didn't "remind" me of her death, because not a second goes by that I am not thinking of her. Aching for her. It's ok if you see us out and we are smiling and appear to be doing well. At that moment, we probably are doing well. Other moments we are doing so, absolutely, not well. It's ok if you said the wrong thing or didn't say the right thing because there is no wrong or right thing to say. There is no wrong or right way to BE when your child dies. There is no right way to do this. We'll figure it out together.
I can’t think of any better people in this world and in heaven than to be a part of my family.
We love you,
Aunt SuSu and Uncle Jim
I am so very sorry you lost your little girl. I will pray for your family. Please know that Tuesday will be in heaven and looked after by God. You have a beautiful family and I wish you all the best. Take care, Rose x
I don’t know you personally, but I have silently followed your blog since I found you on Suzie Steece’s blog last year. I have prayed for you and cried for you several times. Please know, my heart, prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. You are loved.
I just came across your blog via ACUs…
You have an Angel on your shoulder & forever in your hearts..Blessings to you..you are all in our Prayers….
Hey Jessica,
I’ve been thinking about you guys… I came to your blog tonight because I wanted to see Tuesday. Watching your slideshow always, always makes me cry. Tonight is the first time it didn’t because something different stood out to me tonight Tuesday was so happy… Wasn’t she? There are so many pictures where she has this amazing, beautiful, warm smile. Not a cheesy “Say Cheese” smile, but a “bursting with happiness, this is awesome!” smile. I love that… You gave her a good, happy life. She was definitly very loved. And you can tell that she felt it too. Lots of love to you guys.
Sam
For so long I’ve been coming here, I’ve been here every couple of weeks since I first read Tuesday was ill. I don’t comment often I’m “one of those” who don’t know what to say and when I find the perfect words it’s too late more posts have come up. Now it’s way late to tell you, I prayed and hoped and begged for Tuesday to get better, for those words to have any hope of giving you an extra shoulder, but please know I fell in love with her so many months ago but that i too will never forget her.
Another mom-of-twins told me about your beautiful, heart-rending blog…..As an identical twin myself, I will never forget reading this or watching “Tuesday’s Story.” She will stay in my thoughts. My book about twins, “One and the Same,” which came out in the fall has a chapter that touches on the unique ache which you describe so much better than I ever could –with such remarkable dignity and generosity. All I can wish you is strength, and the joys you can manage with your beautiful family. Abby Pogrebin
Just read (practically) your whole blog all posts all the way back to Tuesday’s diagnosis day. Your story is so inspiring. I am so sad, I can’t stop crying. BUT so inspired and interested in your cause. Thank you for sharing your life experiences. Know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Everything happens for a reason. Life is so much bigger than us. Sending peace and hugs your way from one mom to another.
Dear Jess,
I miss you, Charley and your amazing family. I checked out because I didn’t know what to do. Thank you for sharing your amazing journey with us. I am sorry for stepping away and sorry that I did not stay in touch. Please know that we love you!!
Dear Jess and family,
I just wanted to share with you that I stumbled on your blog, once again, via Lisa b/c of Aidan’s touching fundraising quest. I have been here several times before. Each time, I sometimes silently and sometimes loudly sob as I read your articulate, beautiful, aching, poignant, heart-wrenching words. You have a gift when it comes to story-telling, and you have the uncanny ability to put into words what most of us aren’t even conscious of thinking let alone of putting into verbage. But I really wanted to say to you is that each time I’m here, I go away a better mom. Your devastation has given others the gift of depthless appreciation and love, and isn’t that what all kids want, and more importantly, deserve? So thank you. Thank you for re-aligning me and, I’m sure, hundreds of others. And if they could, or knew, our kids would be thanking you, too. Here’s to community and fellowship.