Written by Jordan, April 2007
Oh, God, where do I even start.
Kyrie is such a blessing to our
lives, though we only her for such a short amount of time I am forever touched
and changed having been her father.
Even through all this pain, I still thank God for every moment I was
allowed to be with her. Lacie and
I really believe that every day is a gift. Lacie lay with Kyrie last night sleeping on “Dog” with her,
watching as she struggled to breathe.
We watched Kyrie until our eyes wouldn’t allow us do it any longer. With every short breath, we wondered if
it would be her last.
I
can’t even describe the pain we feel right now deep in our hearts. Being her “Dadda” has forever changed
me. Her little life has touched us
both in ways only a parent would understand. As we spent the early morning talking last night, we
remembered all the special times we shared with Kyrie. Kyrie use to make it a game to sneak
under the counter and pull Daddy’s toe hairs while I would try to eat at the
counter. I would let out a little squeal, and it would make her laugh so hard.
Or the many mornings I would wake up to a little set of fingers pinching Daddy’s “ouchy." Well she quickly
learned that Daddy’s ouches were “boo-boos." Lacie thought it was the funniest thing how I would wake
from a deep sleep to her pinching, and they would both giggle.
There
are so many precious moments that we shared with her, and I can truly say I
don’t regret any time we had with her.
From the time Kyrie was born, she was our entire life. Lacie and I both wanted to spend every
moment we could with her. I would
hurry home from work to play with her, and even got in trouble a few times for
getting her wound up. Once Kyrie
started walking it wasn’t long before she began running. Every where she went, Kyrie would run. And it was so cute to watch her run
behind me every where I went. Run, half hop—it was adorable. Since
Kyrie’s first surgery she hasn’t walked or even crawled.
When
the time comes for her to leave us, I believe she will be running to God, and He
will accept her with wide open arms and show her the love that Lacie and I have
for the last 19 months.
There are soooo many things Kyrie didn’t get to do. Like lose her first tooth, or skin her
knee learning to ride a bike, prom, children of her own. Life just isn’t fair. My heart is so heavy, I cannot write
any more at this time.
Thank you to all who have been praying for Kyrie, and to
those who have left comments for our family. It has really lifted us up knowing that so many people care
and have been touched by Kyrie’s little life.
Jordan
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