I am a fighter. I will never give up, I will never give in.
One day you will sit in our living room and cuddle me in your arms until I am fast asleep.
One day you will push me on the swing set and I will giggle and laugh because we are having so much fun.
One day you will teach me to ride a bike and I will plead with you to let go so I can do it by myself!
One day you will hand me the keys to a car and smile in your heart when I drive away even though you are scared to death.
One day you will see me walk across the stage and receive my diploma.
One day you will walk me down the aisle and give my hand to the man of my dreams.
One day you will look back on my life and be so proud of everything I have become.
Every day I will thank God that he gave me such a wonderful Father.
Love always,
Jo Jo
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Dear Crystal,
This is absolutely beautiful and so appropriate after Jeremy's journal yesterday! Of course it made me cry and I'm guessing that it made him cry too!
Below is a portion of a letter sent from Lynn Taylor, a dear lady from one of our Showroom Partners in Atlanta. She is praying for you all.
"I just read a study that might help a little…The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of being a father to a prematurely born infant."
Eight fathers of prematurely born children were interviewed using a narrative approach, and a thematic content analysis was used to analyse the interviews. The fathers described that the preterm birth gave them the chance to get to know their infant as they had to spend time at the intensive care unit. They also felt better educated by professionals who helped them take care of their infant. Their feelings and attachment for their infant increased over time and the fathers felt that they had a stronger bond with their child compared with friends who had babies born at term. As time passed, they became more confident as a father. In spite of the strain, the experience made them change as a person and they expressed having different values. The relationship with their partner was strengthened as they handled this situation together as a couple.
"May God give you strength and many blessings over the next several months.
From my heart,"
Lynn R. Taylor
And then she realized that she and JoJo shared the same birthdate!
"Oh, my goodness! She was born on my birthday! I knew there was some reason I was really touched by her. Now, I know she will heal completely because September 29th is the day of fighters & survivers!"
Lynn
So we continue to receive blessings and prayers for All of you and especially baby Jolianne.
With love,
Mom
Yes it is me again! I just found out that you actually wrote this poem for Jeremy! I thought you surely must have copied from a book (like I did) Your prose on your site never ceases to amaze me! So ok, JoJo can be a dancer and a writer when she grows up! What a future. Thank you Lord for your blessings.
Mom
Jeremy& Crystal I am totally in Awe of you both!!Keep holding tight to each other thru this Journey& stay as strong as you can for ya'lls 3 kiddos.You 2 have such a strong LOVE for each other,nothing is impossible!!Crystal if you keep writing these tear jerker I'm gonna have to go up on my meds.HA!HA!Thank you both for sharing this journey with all of us.I Hope Jolianne has a Blessed day with little or no pain..I Love you all,& still reporting for Duty..
Aunt Tanya
Crystal,What a beautiful poem. I stand amazed at your ability to focus on the needs of each member of your family during this trying and scary time. I can't wait til Jo Jo is old enough to read and understand all of your writings. I intend to ask her how it feels to be so loved and treasured.
Being so much older than Jeremy, I tend to still think of him as one of the kids. How wrong is that? The two of you are facing and handling, with such grace and faith, situations I cannot imagine. I am so proud of both of you. Thank you for sharing JoJo's journey.
Love,
Wendy
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