For those of who have seen my posts on facebook- about #CrayolaLoveforLucas - that we were collecting crayola donations to benefit children with congenital heart defects who are treated at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in honor of Lucas, the son of my friends Gina and Ben, who at 16 days old passed away from complications of CHD- Thank You, Thank You. For those of you who shared posts... and sent donations - Thank You.
The paint sessions were a blast... now, here's the story.
I starting writing this draft blog - by explaining about how Gina and I knew each other, that we'd met nearly a decade ago, how we fell out of touch and how I reached out to her after having K when she was pregnant with Lucas, about how she shared with me that he had a heart defect, how excited I was to see pictures of her and Ben in the hospital with Lucas, then I deleted it all. Nothing I could write would ever be able to express what my heart wants Gina to know- which is I will ALWAYS be here for your family... to remember Lucas, to listen to you, for a hug, to capture precious moments as the years go by, to say nothing at all. xo Jamie
"Thank you Jamie, thank you for giving me this, all of it. The whole day, the whole day of being with my whole family. Just thank you"
...so fill your heart with what's important && be done with all the rest... <3
