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it has been rough all around, and for just about everyone i know. think about you often and hopefully it will continue to get better... at least we have the superbowl to look forward to!! yay steelers!! hugs*

tami <tamara2077@gmail.com>
san jose, ca - Monday, January 19, 2009 11:52 PM CST

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Hi Judy,
I haven't been on the site is awhile. I'm sorry your job didn't work out. I wanted to warn you that I knew someone else who had a job like that, and couldn't live on just commission. When I think of all the training they sent you to, and how hard you must have worked. But, you will get another job; I know you will. Your kids are so beautiful; growing up before our eyes. I think of Julia so often; your beautiful angel watching over all of you. I wish you peace and comfort for 2009. Love ya!
Janet <home.janet@gmail.com>
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:23 PM CST

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um.....
hi everyone im really dont no wat to say but um....
i miss u all i miss julia i no this is my first comment but i just wanted to write something for her so ya ....
i love u and miss u alot julia so ya ...... i no tht u r watching over all of us WE ALL MISS U VERY MUCH i love u my baby cuzin
jordyn blatt <jordyn_loveu@yahoo.com>
- Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:22 AM CST

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Hey Jude,
I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you and Julia today (nothing new).

I hope that your holiday season is the best that it can be!

Love ya,

Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, December 15, 2008 6:10 PM CST

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Hey Judy,
It's been a long time since I was on this website. I now have internet and have been catching up on the site. Btw, awesome pics of the kids. I never saw the ones of Tine and Jakey, so I took the liberty of emailing them to myself. :)
Take care and I'll be emailing, texting etc, as always.
I love you all!
Jodi <jodishepard32@yahoo.com>
PA - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:30 PM CST

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Judy, I don't know why this site popped up on my son Justin's computer but I am glad it did. I didn't even know about this site. I think about you and all your kids all the time. I looked over some of your notes and I can't stop crying. I don't know how you do it every day you are the strongest person I know. I know the pain will never go away completely but I really hope that you start to feel better. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts always. Please try to take care of yourself. Dina
Dina krause <powerup22@msn.com>
murrysville, pa 15668 - Thursday, November 6, 2008 3:52 AM CST

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hi judy im sorry about your daghter im 10 and my mommy babysits and well its hard when you find out your daghter has a brain tumor my mom had a brain tumor it was hard but i pay you my most respects and i love your tastfully simple for its yummy
Irene <iyanity198@embarqmail.com>
pa - Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:21 PM CDT

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Just wanted to let you know---I live in San Antonio, Texas and let me tell you for the last week we have had millions and millions butterflies. I was thinking of your Julia
Brenda Rose <yorkienut3@yahoo.com>
San Antonio, Texas USA - Friday, September 12, 2008 11:09 PM CDT

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Hi Judy and kids -- JFT released seven green balloons at the start of the meeting last night. It was such a peaceful sight --- the balloons drifting up up and over the trees. Keeping Julia and the Levy Family in our thoughts and prayers.
Cindy T. <cindy.toth@siemens.com>
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:32 AM CDT

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Judy,
Thinking of you & Julia today...as always! Your children are wonderful because you are a wonderful mother.

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:25 PM CDT

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You and are in my thoughts today!

Luv ya guys.
Cathy <copalko@comcast.net>
- Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:16 AM CDT

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Thinking of you tomorrow, my Julia C. Levy and all the other Levys

Love Arabella
Arabella U.
New York, NY United States - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 7:16 PM CDT

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((HUGS)) I hope tomorrow treats you gently.
Jennifer Hartley <hartley1025@verizon.net>
- Tuesday, September 9, 2008 1:41 PM CDT

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I think so often about Anna and when I do I think about all the other grieving parents I know and lift us all in prayer. We so need our Lord's comfort, peace and encouragement. I pray you are held closely in His arms as Julia's Homegoing anniversary approaches.

"I send my weary heart to all; Who shed those tears of pain; With caring tears from my own eyes; my message to you will be; my friend, I pray for thee." (from the poem "I Pray for Thee" , in the collection of prose and poems "If I Could. . .", all by Paul McCutcheon, oldguy05@hughes.net

Yolanda, Mom to Anna <weloveanna@embarqmail.com>
Alt Springs, FL USA - Monday, September 1, 2008 7:02 PM CDT

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HI, just stopping by to see how you are doing.
A young friend of ours of recently diagnosed with cancer. I would like to ask the caringbridge community to pray for her and visit her site to give her and her family the much needed support.
www.caringbridge.org/visit/vincenzatolomeo
Mary Anne <maklein55@comcast.net>
Pittsburgh, - Monday, September 1, 2008 7:25 AM CDT

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hey judy... just stopping by to let you know i'm thinking of you, often...
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Friday, August 29, 2008 6:03 PM CDT

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Gosh does time fly...
glad to hear you're doing ok.
Mostly just letting you know I think of you & check in now & then. :)
xo-
Cary
www.caringbridge.org/pa/sofiemae
Cary Dunlap <carykdunlap@gmail.com>
Pittsburgh, PA - Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:25 PM CDT

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just stopping by to say hello, miss you. so sorry about your friend's sister. i'm sure her mom would be comforted to know there are others, like us, out there. happens too often. xo
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:37 PM CDT

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hey you! how is everything going ?? hope it's better, sigh. still busy/crazy here...
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:57 AM CDT

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hey you... hope things are looking better... hang in there,
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Friday, May 16, 2008 3:31 PM CDT

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aaaawwwww! absolutely beautiful kiddos.....! i will be checking the pics frequently and need to add some of my own... miss ya,
tami (angel celeste's mom) http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/celestevidayoung <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
San Jose, ca - Friday, May 2, 2008 5:01 PM CDT

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Hello,
Greetings from the Ha-Duong familly !
Friendship is forever.
Minh, Rose-Anne, Ulysse and Paul Ha-Duong <haduong@centre-cired.fr>
Bourg la reine, France - Friday, April 25, 2008 2:24 PM CDT

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Hi, Julia. Thinking of you today. Just wanted to stop by and say "HI". Hope you are well. You remain in my prayers.

~Heide
m/o ^Jessica^; forever 17 -
http://caringbridge.org/visit/jessicarandall
TEAM UNITE! Help Conquer Childhood Cancer!
Heide
Marshall, VA USA - Saturday, April 12, 2008 1:08 PM CDT

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It has been a while since I have been "out" visiting Caringbridge pages. I pray your family is well. Happy 10th Birthday, Julia!
Nichelle (Adrienne's mom: http://www.caringbridge.org/tx/adrienne)
- Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:48 AM CDT

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Hey Jude,

Thinking of you & Julia so much today, so I thought I would let ya know!!!!
Love,


Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Thursday, March 27, 2008 2:27 PM CDT

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Hey Judy! Just stopping by to say Hello!

It's amazing how crazy life is... sometimes I think this year has been the slowest ever... and sometimes I wonder where it's gone... You have really been in my thoughts lately -- so I just wanted to send you some lovin!!

Happy Belated Birthday Julia!!!
Carla <cjake177@yahoo.com>
Butler, PA - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:29 PM CST

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Happy 10th Birthday Julia !!!

Love,

Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, February 18, 2008 2:00 PM CST

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Happy 10th Birthday Julia.

((HUGS)) for your family.
Jennifer Hartley <hartley1025@verizon.net>
- Monday, February 18, 2008 12:47 AM CST

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**Happy Birthday Jules** We miss and love ya very much.
Cathy Josh Nathaniel & Zachary <copalko@comcast.net>
pgh, pa - Monday, February 18, 2008 12:01 AM CST

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Happy Birthday Julia!
blessings,
Debbie Eubanks <debbie.eubanks@comcast.net>
Peachtree City, GA - Monday, February 18, 2008 7:52 AM CST

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~HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIA~

WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!

It was great to see you guys this weekend. Thanks for the card!
Love, Mary, and Hannah, and the whole crew <jmkitchen6@verizon.net>
- Monday, February 18, 2008 6:55 AM CST

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Judy
This is Ami Chapman's friend from Houston...Kristy.
We are keeping you in our prayers...if you want, let us know how we can specifically pray for you on your site. We have a friend with a caring bridge site named Carlie. Maybe you and your children could stop by and encourage her and send up some Pittsburgh prayers! www.caringbridge.com/tx/misscarlie
Love, Joy and Peace
Kristy
Houston, - Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:03 PM CST

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Judy,

Just dropping by to let you know that you are in my thoughts.

Love,

Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:12 PM CST

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Judy-
Stopped by to see how everyone is doing. I'm glad you're moving forward the best you can. I know its been so very hard for you and the kids. They must be big now... 4 years and still the diagnosis is as deadly now as then... I wish it would change!


Elizabeth <e_spehr_99@yahoo.com>
Washington, DC USA - Friday, January 4, 2008 4:00 PM CST

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judy, i think of you often, and was alot today.. i was buying butterfly stuff and thought of you. fashion bug had the cutest jeans and shirts with glitter butterflies. I think of julia everytime I see one. I hope your doing good.. and wish you would update us and put up some pictures of the kids all grown up! wishing you peace in the new year! how is jodi???
Kim <dakk2222@netnitco.net>
IN - Wednesday, January 2, 2008 9:43 PM CST

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Judy,
Just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you & Julia.......

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:31 PM CST

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Keeping you in my thoughts during the Holiday season and in my prayer's always.


Brenda MY CHRISTMAS ANGEL <brenda@shaw.ca>
Edmonton,Alberta/Canada, - Monday, December 10, 2007 12:15 AM CST

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hey judy! hope all is well, thinking of you today... sending some love your way...
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Sunday, December 2, 2007 9:00 PM CST

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hi judy,
just signing in to let you know I was thinking of you (and julia)often these days..
big hugs! MB
MB Salama <MaryBeth.Salama@vitas.com>
pittsburgh, PA USA - Friday, November 9, 2007 9:48 AM CST

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geez, i miss Celeste so very much. must be in a cry phase, for the rest of my life... thinking of you and sweet Julia... sigh. love you,
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
San Jose, ca - Tuesday, November 6, 2007 2:50 AM CST

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Hi Judy, I miss you too! One of these days soon I'll be in Pgh... prob. November... we should get together! love and hugs* tami, angel celeste's mom
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
San Jose, ca - Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:56 AM CDT

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Judy,

Just dropped by to say "hi" & let you know that I was thinking of you!!
Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:57 AM CDT

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Judy, its been so long, But i pray for you and think of you so much. I csant believe its been 4 yrs. How is that possible? and so much has happened. I remember those early days, with Nolan, Celeste, maddie, cheyenne, and all those kids were just so so brave and they arent here anymore. I still see butterflys and think of julia, or sunflowers and think of sweet celeste. Im so glad your working on the depression. Im just so proud of how strong you are. and how you keep plugging along! sometime can you update pictures of the kids. i wont ever forget julia! she is the most beautiful angel! Hugs judy!
Kim <dakk2222@netnitco.net>
IN - Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:05 PM CDT

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WOW! Julia's 4 year Angelversary....... I'm so glad that you have lots of love and support around you, and you've found some new skills to help yourself, too. I know just how hard that is -- I hope you're so very proud of yourself, I'm proud of ya!!

Julia --
I can't believe that it's been almost 5 years that you stepped into my life in that droopy eared, Blues Clues hat - refusing to admit that you missed seeing me over the weekends - and you stomped right into my heart! Hope your Angelversary was spent loving on your Family and doing all of the things you love.

Holding you all close in my heart,
Carla <cjake177@yahoo.com>
Butler, PA - Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:47 PM CDT

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Hi, Judy. I found your daughter's CB site through prayersfrommaria.org. When I saw the date on which Julia received her angel wings, I wanted to come visit and extend my condolences. I am so sorry for your loss.

Four years ... I can't imagine how much you miss her.

It's only been 3 months since I lost my daughter (also to a brain tumor), and I can't even imagine life 4 years from now. I'm glad you continue to update your journal. It gives me hope to know that maybe years from now I'll actually still be able to function ... We'll see. :)

I will come back and visit regularly. I am interested to read more about Julia's journey.

~Heide
m/o Jessica; forever 17
http://caringbridge.org/visit/jessicarandall
Heide
Marshall, VA - Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:41 AM CDT

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Judy,

Thinking of you on this difficult day...........
~~Jennifer~~
Bremerton, Wa - Monday, September 10, 2007 10:33 PM CDT

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Judy, Jordan, Justine & Jakey Man,

We are all thinking of you today. It is hard to believe that it has been 4 years. Jules will always be close to our hearts, our special ANGEL....

Love ya.
Cathy, Andy & The "Boys" <COPALKO@COMCAST.NET>
- Monday, September 10, 2007 1:00 PM CDT

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Judy,

You are in my thoughts & prayers especially today! It is so hard to beleive that it has been 4 years since Julia got her wings. We released a Dora balloon in Julia's memory today. I love you Judy B!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Betsy


Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, September 10, 2007 12:28 AM CDT

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Hi Judy, Jordan, Justine, and Jacob,

Well - I was right - we had a bouquet of Butterflies to set free today. We had FOUR! One for each year Angel Julia has been in Heaven. I cannot believe it was four. We set them free about twenty minutes ago. One would not leave. She kept walking on my hands and heading up my arm! It tickled! I will email you pictures in a little bit.

My heart is with you today.
Love to you all, Mary <jmkitchen6@verizon.net>
EIGHTY FOUR, PA - Monday, September 10, 2007 11:26 AM CDT

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Just stopping in to let you know your family is heavy in my heart today. I can't believe it's been 4 years since your Angel flew away.
Jenn Hartley <ronjenn696@prodigy.net>
- Monday, September 10, 2007 6:57 AM CDT

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You are in my thoughts and prayers as you painfully relive Julia's journey to Heaven. I pray that though the memory be so unbearable, the joy of knowing Julia is in Glory and awaits for you there continue to fill you with our Lord's blessed peace and hope.

Yolanda Rogers, Mom to Anna <weloveanna@earthlink.net>
Alt Spgs, FL USA - Saturday, September 8, 2007 8:14 PM CDT

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Hey Judy,

It has been a long time since I have signed. However, I stop here often, and think of you and the kids even more. I am so glad that you got to get away for a bit. Glad you were able to relax!

I cannot believe Monday will be 4 years since your precious Angel Received her wings. She has been on my mind so much. We are hatching Monarch butterflies again this year. I am sure we will have at least one to let go on Monday. I actually think we will have a bouquet of butterflies to set free for Julia. Hannah has been talking about Julia even more lately. There has been a Monarch butterfly at the soccer field for every practice. Hannah always says 'Hi Julia!'. We all do - even Katie!

Anyway, I wanted to say Hi and tell you about the butterflies. I also wanted you to know that even though I cannot fathom the emotions that Monday will bring, I feel an emptiness in my heart like it is September 10, 2003. The pain is just as strong. I hope you can find comfort in your memories of the most beautiful Angel. I know she will be right beside you.
Love to you, Mary <jmkitchen6@verizon.net>
EIGHTY FOUR, PA 15330 - Friday, September 7, 2007 10:06 PM CDT

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Glad to read your update, and it was nice to read that you got away for a vacation.
warmly,
Debbie Eubanks <debbie.eubanks@comcast.net>
Peachtree City, GA - Tuesday, September 4, 2007 3:46 PM CDT

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Judy,

I cannot believe that Jordan is going to be 14 !!!!!! I remember taking px of your belly for Jodi when you were pregnant with him!!!!!
I also cannot believe that it is going to be 4 years since Julia got her wings!!!! As you may remember Justin's b-day is in the 9th, and as I sit & try to plan a party I cannot help but think of what the following day will bring. IT is just so hard to think of everything you & Julia went thru and the demons that you are still dealing with! I am glad that the therapy is helping you seperate grief from depression.
I am so glad that you had a great vacation, you truly deserved it.
Take care, you & your 4 children are always in my thoughts.
Love,
Betsy

Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Tuesday, September 4, 2007 2:02 PM CDT

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Hey hoping you are enjoying your much needed vacation....tought about you alot this week. Hope you had a great time you deserve it. Julia, thinging about you alot angel. Judy, call me when you have a chance. Love ya.
Cathy <copalko@comcast.net>
- Friday, August 31, 2007 9:21 PM CDT

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Hey!!

Hope all is well.... you are an amazingly tough cookie, I'm proud of you and the progress that you're making!!!

Love,
Carla <cjake177@yahoo.com>
Butler, PA - Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:03 PM CDT

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wow - met up with nolan's mom lorraine (www.nolanshope.com) and haley's mom lin (http://www.caringbridge.org/nv/haley) omg, i have never in my life met a hero like miss haley... i will update with pictures... warmed my heart... i missed you so much! when i find out when i'm going to be in town, i surely hope we can get together. idk when or how... but i know it will be sometime within a year... kids are good, keeping me sane but there's always the glassy eyed emptiness that no one else can fathom...
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
sj, ca - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:05 PM CDT

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I finally got a local number here... things are settling down. Some days are horrible and others, bearable... Most of the time, busy but always distracted... Thinking of you daily*
tami (408.829.6517) <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Saturday, July 7, 2007 10:17 PM CDT

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Hey Jude,
Thinking of you today...(as I do everyday!!!!!)

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Saturday, June 9, 2007 2:41 PM CDT

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Hey Judy!!

I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about ya!! Hope all is going OK for you and you're as good as you can be today...

Holding you close in my heart as always!
Carla
Carla <cjake177@yahoo.com>
Back in Butler, PA - Monday, June 4, 2007 3:44 PM CDT

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Hello Judy -

I came across your site and your story while following a few different links tonight. I have been sitting here with tears streaming down my face for the last hour+ as I read through the narrative that you wrote, describing the life of your little angel and the ongoing grieving process that you and your family are living through.

Your daughter, you, and your entire family will be in my thoughts and prayers tonight. I applaud your courage and strength in going on, while keeping Julia a vibrant part of your life/memory.


Holly
Paris, France - Friday, May 25, 2007 5:09 PM CDT

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Happy Mother's Day Judy!!

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:23 PM CDT

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Hi Judy. I just wanted to let you know that I've followed your story since Julia's passing. She's always in my thoughts, as are you. And I check in from time to time. I have a difficult time believing in a Higher Power. I was having trying to reconcile my beliefs when I came across a book you might be interested in: "No Death, No Fear," by Thich Nhat Hanh. It has a section of grief and the loss of loved ones. It's helped me a great deal. It might even be worth just reading a few pages of it. Always in my thoughts. *hugs*
Paula M.
Toronto, ON Canada - Friday, May 4, 2007 0:14 AM CDT

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I am so sorry you have lost faith in something Bigger than yourself. In life the people I have seen cope with death and learn to live again are those that grieve with hope. I am going to pray that God will touch your heart in a special way and give you some peace!! I believe that God's ways are not ours and He knows what is best in the big picture.He knew there would be no earthly healing for Julia so HE gave her perfect heavenly healing.He does not cause pain and suffering but he allows us to go through it and hopefully lean on Him. Remember he knows how you feel, He sacrificed His Son and poured out the sin of man on Him so that someday you could reunite in Heaven with your sweet girl. So that we could live life more abundantly. He also promised that weeping would endure for the night but joy would come in the morning. Joy is in your future...God promised!!!!
Lori
tx - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:54 AM CDT

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Hey Judy --

Thinking of you and just cruising the net...... unfortunately have experienced a recent loss of my own (my sister) and am praying to stay numb for just a little while longer.... I have ALWAYS thought you put your grief into words so great -- and now I look to them to help validate some of my own feelings....

Holding you and Jules close in my heart -- as always...
Love,
Carla <cjake177@yahoo.com>
Pittsburgh, PA - Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:54 PM CDT

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The Cord
We are connected,
My child and I, by
An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye.

It's not like the cord
That connects us 'til birth
This cord can't been seen
By any on Earth.

This cord does it's work
Right from the start.
It binds us together
Attached to my heart.

I know that it's there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From my child to me.

The strength of this cord
Is hard to describe.
It can't be destroyed
It can't be denied.

It's stronger than any cord
Man could create
It withstands the test
Can hold any weight.

And though you are gone,
Though you're not here with me,
The cord is still there
But no one can see.

It pulls at my heart
I am bruised...I am sore,
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before.

I am thankful that God
Connects us this way
A mother and child
Death can't take it away!

Judy, I seen this poem and thought of you right away. Thinking of you, hope to talk to you soon.
Cathy <copalko@comcast.net>
- Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:32 PM CDT

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hi judy - quick hellos... at work; home puter crashed... anyhow... i haven't updated in a while either. hope everything's okay. sending hugs*
tami (angel celeste's mom) http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/celestevidayoung <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
san jose, ca - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:00 PM CDT

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The Four Leaf Clover

A four leaf clover...
A treasure...priceless and rare,
Like my child in Heaven above...
Now in God's tender loving care.

Each leaf...a meaning....a part of my grief
One leaf for strength...one for memories so dear...
One leaf for peace...and one for my faith in God above...
Each represents a part of my life..
My child in heaven...forever missed and forever loved.

The first leaf on the clover....
Stands for strength....to make it through the day....
From morning to night....darkness to light...
With Gods help each step of the way.

The second leaf on the clover....
Stands for peace...that only God can bring...
A Peace that restores my mourning heart...
Smooths the edges of the pain...
and help me learn to begin to live again.

The third leaf on the clover...
Stands for Memories...that I will always hold dear...
Their spirit will shine on in the memories left behind...
Although time may pass...they will never disappear.

The fourth leaf on the clover...
Stands for my faith in God above....
Believing with all my heart in what I cannot see...
Knowing we will meet again...
By the golden gates....in Heaven above.

Until then I'll keep my memories...
Tucked deep inside with love...
Along with my 4 leaf clover...
My treasures from Heaven above.

A Clover? A Treasure?
Blessings from above?
Strength, peace, memories, and faith
All sent from Heaven....with Gods everlasting love.
**~ BRENDA~**MY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca>
****Edmonton~Alberta~Canada****, - Monday, March 12, 2007 11:14 PM CDT

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Jude,
Thinking of you & Julia.

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:26 PM CST

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Thinking of your sweet Julia today and always. Happy Birthday Julia!! Sending hugs to you, Angelique and family
angelique parker <pfloyd326@yahoo.com>
ohio - Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:54 PM CST

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Happy Birthday Julia! Your mom is so proud of you.
Take care of her...let her know you are still with her :)
Megan Barrett-Martin <mbarrett@mcgough.com>
West St. Paul, MN - Sunday, February 18, 2007 8:20 PM CST

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Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Julia, Happy Birthday to you!!!! We are all thinking of you today sweet angel. I told Joshua today was your birthday as we were on our way to a baptism and the skies opened with much (not needed) snow, and I told Joshua you heard us. We love and miss you very much.
Cathy, Andy, Joshua, Zachary & Nathaniel... <copalko@comcast.net>
- Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:02 PM CST

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:56 PM CST

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIA!!!!!!

WE MISS YOU SO MUCH!! Have an extra helping of mmint chocolate chip ice cream for us!

Hannah sent you this balloon today

Love you guys!
Love, Mary, Hannah, John, Zack, Daniel, & Katie <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:45 PM CST

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Valentines...... To Heaven

This Valentine is not of the ordinary kind,
Its still filled with love...and blessings inside;
But mine has to be sent on the wings of love...
You see its destination is the Heavens above.

Its not being sent to my parents so dear,
For they are still with me each day of the year;
Its being sent to my child...who left earth so soon,
Who's now in the Heavens with the stars and the moon.

The message is the same as your valentine,
"I love you...my sweet precious child of mine;
My love is still deeper than the ocean is blue,
And its sent with hugs and kisses...from me to you."

"I know you are with me each and every day,
You listen as I talk to you...and hear what I say;
For that is one thing that disease cannot do...
...you'll always be apart of me...and me a part of you."

"I know God did not give you the awful disease,
Thank Him for His comfort He gives me...would you please?
I dont know what I would do without His undying love...
Sent to bereaved parents from the Heavens above."

"I know you are in the best of care,
But it's so hard for us left on earth to bear;
Could you put in a request from us left behind...
For God to send the knowledge..so a cure we can find."

"So that no other family has to go through this pain,
Our lives without you will never be the same;
When I get lonely I will look to the sky at night...
And see you shining down your big bright light."

**~ BRENDA~**MY LOVING DAD'S SITE WITH A NEW YEAR ANOTHER ANGEL <brurka@shaw.ca>
****Edmonton~Alberta~Canada****, - Friday, February 9, 2007 9:30 PM CST

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HOpe you had a birthday that was full of love and fun!
Shellie <khen608178@aol.com>
- Wednesday, February 7, 2007 7:53 PM CST

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Hey Sista,
I wished you a Happy Birthday on our birthday, but it didn't take. Tried again a few days later, but no luck again. Obviously, I can't do it via my cell phone, so here I am at work. It's been a very long time since I've been on this site. Nice to see some of the same people are still corresponding to you. Glad they're keeping you in their hearts! I love you!
Jodi <unknown@wherever.com>
Conneautville, PA USA - Tuesday, February 6, 2007 7:08 AM CST

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I am always a day late or so.....but Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you. I hope you had a great day. I wish many good days for you in the year ahead. Keep your head up you are doing a great job. Love ya cuz.
Cathy
- Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:23 AM CST

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Hi Judy
We're thinking of you and Julia (and all the other Levy-ettes)
and hope you are doing well. Sound like you are much better!
Jacob sounds amazing.

Amanda
Amanda Uhry
NYC, NY USA - Tuesday, January 23, 2007 11:12 AM CST

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Hi Judy, you are down so deep, I hope the meds help! I wish it could be that we could say, OK, it's time to grieve, it's an OK time to cry, feel badly, scream and cry some more.
Then when time's up, you could just go back to whatever you were doing, work, kids, boyfriend... whatever.
But thoughts of your angel baby just sneak right in anytime, and grip you.
We're all here for you...here's a cyberhug.
Shellie <hensler4012@comcast.net>
McKees Rocks, - Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:49 PM CST

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May you find some peace and extra strength. Remember, you are loved and you have purpose. If you left here, think of the people who would be crushed. Think of all those who would cry for you. And who would fulfill God's purpose for you? NOBODY, because only you can. Healing is coming for you, Judy. Keep believing and let your healing come, you deserve it.
None
USA - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:24 PM CST

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Hugs and Love to you Judy. Always.
Love, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:26 PM CST

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praying for strength to help you get through the days. i can't say it will get better because i don't know that it will and that void will always be there. i just hope that you find peace within yourself to be able to overcome the depression. much love is being sent to you from west virginia.
brandi <bmoran2@fairmontstate.edu>
- Monday, January 15, 2007 5:06 PM CST

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hi judy - i'm there with you... i know the sinking feeling and it comes and goes without warning... sending hugs*
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
santa clara, ca usa - Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:55 PM CST

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HAD TO STOP BY AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M THINKING OF YOU.
LOVE BRENDAMY LOVING ANGELS FOREVER FOR THERE HAVE BEEN TO MANY <brurka@shaw.ca>
EDMONTON,ALBERTA/CANADA, - Wednesday, January 10, 2007 9:52 PM CST

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all i can say is that i love you and that you were the one constant in my entire life when things were completely wrong. you are an amazing and beautiful person and i'm so glad to have known you - grant's birthday - who was there for me - celeste's death - who was there for me. i love you judy like the sister i never had and i thank everything in the universe for our girls that we lost - we were truly blessed to be their moms. forever. and ever. call me sometime - i love you more than some friends and family for years - all over some cancer. our hope - protocel. we gave it our all. and now, empty hearts. but... i understand that emptiness and send my hugs* if you wanna come visit the ocean, i'm here.... whatever, i'm still here... always : )
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
santa clara , ca 95050 - Monday, January 8, 2007 2:45 AM CST

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Happy New Year Judy B.

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, January 1, 2007 2:03 PM CST

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happy new year, judy ! 2007 will be a better year for us i hope... sending hugs and love,
tami 412.606.6153 <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
santa clara, ca - Monday, January 1, 2007 2:13 AM CST

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Merry Christmas, Judy, Jordan, Justine, Julia & Jacob.
I hope that your New Year is filled with happiness, health and love.

Love,






Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, December 25, 2006 10:17 PM CST

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The Stockings Were Hung:

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
But one special stocking was no longer there
All that was left were the memories bittersweet
Of a life that had ended so incomplete

The family had pictures all gathered around
That sometimes made all of them tear up and frown
For the sorrow and sadness without their sweet child
Made it difficult for the whole family to smile

Although there were times when they felt him(her) so close
As if they were feeling some kind of a ghost
The signs that were sent were so special and clear
That they felt that he(she) truly was so very near

They often would talk to him(her) as if he(she) was there
Sometimes they would smile but also shed tears
For each Christmas that came brought with it such pain
That they felt in their hearts would always remain

Then one special moment on one special day
He(She) came to them and simply took them away
To fly through the heavens and up to the stars
A beautiful place that was not very far

He(She) showed them where they would all join once again
A place full of beauty no sorrow or pain
A place where he(she) is happy with heavenly friends
A place where we too will also ascend

After their amazing visit was through
This family was no longer terribly blue
For they finally realized one day not to far
They would all be together on a heavenly star


LOVE BRENDAMY CHRISTMAS ANGEL <brurka@shaw.ca>
Edmonton,Alberta/Canada, - Sunday, December 24, 2006 2:36 AM CST

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LOVE BRENDAMY CHRISTMAS ANGEL <brurka@shaw.ca>
Edmonton,Alberta/Canada, - Saturday, December 23, 2006 7:43 PM CST

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Judy
Happy Holidays and all the best to you and the kids
Paloma
- Saturday, December 23, 2006 1:13 AM CST

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Thinking of you today, you are always on my mind and in my heart.
Cathy <copalko@aol.com>
- Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:18 PM CST

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Judy,
I can't believe that it is 4 years ago today that the world brought you to your knees. You have been to hell & back. I was making Christmas cookies with the boys yesterday and thought of Ruth & Julia and just started crying. I will never, ever, ever understand this. Julia will never be forgotten. Once someone touches your heart the way she & you have~it is a touch that lasts forever. I admire you for all you are: a great mother of 4, a beautiful woman on the inside and outside, courageous,graceful & a friend to so many.
I am thinking of you especially today with a very heavy heart.
Love,

Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:53 AM CST

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Hey Judy,

Was wondering why I had not heard from you last weekend. I wish I had stopped by here sooner. Hannah and I have been missing Julia alot lately also. I will never understand any of this either. Hannah had to write a story as if she were an elf in school. Of course she wrote all about doing things with her elf friend Julia. She writes about Jules alot this year. Obviously Julia is never far from Hannah's thoughts and always in her heart. I am glad you gave yourself a day to do what you needed to do. I am even more glad you are feeling happiness again. You absolutely DO deserve it. Love you my friend.
Love, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:35 AM CST

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hey judy, i've been right there with you i swear. i took a 'nap' yesterday until 5pm and today, well i didn't get out of the pj's. functioning but very, very empty some days. a lot has happened since i've talked to you. i miss you very much. you were the one constant person in my life through this whole ordeal, this is true. one. you have no idea how much this means. we divorced and so, i am a bit jealous that you have a boyfriend... as i've been working and doing school. no time for a life. things have to change. i'm going to try yoga and meditation, maybe other things too. we should really, really talk! i'd LOVE to hear from you sometime... i know my number's changed over and over so here goes, still 412... 412.606.6153. love you and sending hugs*
tami <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
santa clara, ca - Sunday, December 10, 2006 11:19 PM CST

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Thinking of you !!!

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, November 27, 2006 11:47 AM CST

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Hi Judy - I went on hiatus with everything. Sometimes things were just so bad that I just didn't want to share. It's going better though and the only thing that helps me feel better is hoping that I can live to see one child make it through this. Maybe it's my pipe dream but oh well. I want to start journaling again but when the site was getting a lot of hits per day, I freaked out. The usual wonderful people were being outnumbered and I had nothing but bad news all the time. It's good to hear how the kids are - I should keep journaling. Well, things have been crazy lately so maybe tonight I'll update. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/celestevidayoung
Tami, Angel Celeste's mom <tamara2077@hotmail.com>
santa clara, ca - Saturday, November 25, 2006 11:11 PM CST

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The Gap

The gap between those who have lost children and those who have not is profoundly difficult to bridge. No one, whose children are well and intact can be expected to understand what parents who have lost children have absorbed and what they bear. Our children come to us through every blade of grass, every crack in the sidewalk, every bowl of breakfast cereal. We seek contact with their atoms, their hairbrush, their toothbrush, their clothing. We reach for what was integrally woven into the fabric of our lives, now torn and shredded.
A black hole has been blown through our souls and, indeed, it often does not allow the light to escape. It is a difficult place. For us to enter there is to be cut deeply, and torn anew, each time we go there, by the jagged edges of our loss. Yet we return, again and again, for that is where our children now reside. This will be so for years to come and it will change us profoundly. At some point in the distant future, the edges of that hole will have tempered and softened but the empty space will remain - a life sentence.
Our friends will change through this. There is no avoiding it. We grieve for our children, in part, through talking about them and our feelings for having lost them. Some go there with us, others cannot and through their denial and a further measure, however unwittingly, to an already heavy burden. Assuming that we may be feeling "better" six months later is simply "to not get it." The excruciating and isolating reality that bereaved parents feel is hermetically sealed from the nature of any other human experience. Thus it is a trap - those whose compassion and insight we most need are those for whom we abhor the experience that would allow them that sensitivity and capacity. And yet, somehow there are those, each in their own fashion, who have found a way to reach us and stay, to our comfort. They have understood, again each in their own way, that our children remain our children through our memory of them. Their memory is sustained through speaking about them and our feelings about their death. Deny this and you deny their life. Deny their life and you no longer have a place in ours.
We recognize that we have moved to an emotional place where it is often very difficult to reach us. Our attempts to be normal are painful and the day to day carries a silent, screaming anguish that accompanies us, sometimes from moment to moment. Were we to give it its own voice we fear we would become truly unreachable, and so we remain "strong" for a host of reasons even as the strength saps our energy and drains our will. Were we to act out our true feelings we would be impossible to be with. We resent having to act normal, yet we dare not do otherwise. People who understand this dynamic are our gold standard. Working our way through this over the years will change us as does every experience - and extreme experience changes one extremely. We know we will have recovered when, as we have read, it is no longer so painful to be normal. We do not know who we will be at that point or who will still be with us.
We have read that the gap is so difficult that, often, bereaved parents must attempt to reach out to friends and relatives or risk losing them. This is our attempt. For those untarnished by such events, who wish to know in some way what they, thankfully, do not know, read this. It may provide a window that is helpful for both sides of the gap.

By
Michael Crenlinsten

LOVE ALWAYS BRENDA MY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca>
EDMONTON ,ALBERTA , - Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:14 AM CST

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Judy
I am thinking of you and the children at this time, I Pray you all have a very Blessed Thankgsgiving, so Blessed that your cup is filled to overflowing

G*D BLESS YOU ALWAYA
Paloma
- Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:28 PM CST

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Judy, thinking if you, and julia, and mary alot, tumbleweed has done amazing thingd, I donladed the good search and tell people i know to do so as well for tumbleweed. I found some companies that can help tumbleweed, I lost marys email, so can you see if she can email me, and I can give her the info, or see if I can help her in any way, Hugs,
Kim <dakk2222@netnitco.net>
IN - Friday, November 17, 2006 11:17 PM CST

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Hi Judy,
Just dropping by with a hello. Hope all is as well as it can be with you and yours.

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:31 AM CDT

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Just stopping by to say Hello. You are always at the front of my thoughts. The kids school pictures look GREAT! I bet you can't wait to see them! LOL! Hope to talk to you soon.
Love, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Monday, October 9, 2006 6:40 AM CDT

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Hi Mary and Family,
I sent a little prayer up to Maddie and Julia on 9/10, I know they are having a blast up in heaven. I hope that you guys are doing alright. Mary, your words helped me SO much with Monarch. It was a little difficult to get motivated when I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. Now I have about 15 volunteers (without even having a first meeting at my high school). Anyways, I should probably call to update you, life does get busy as I KNOW you have experienced.
I had some pretty great words passed down to me by a women who we help through Monarch. She survived breast cancer and is now dying of an inoperable brain tumor, NOT FAIR! She told me, "No matter how hard this crap gets, I know God wouldn't give me anything I couldn't handle. I am strong, and this has all just made me stronger."
It reminds me of Maddie, and how she just accepted things as they came, made the BEST of everything, just LIVED!
Mary, I know from talking with you and from what Julie has mentioned about you, that you are strong. You have gotten stronger through all of this crap. You probably wont forget the pain and grief you feel because Julia isn't here, but she loves you, and nothing or nobody can take away your deep connection with her, not even death.
I hope to talk with you soon.
Sending all my prayers,

Brittany Dahlen and the rest of Monarch <monarch_volunteers@yahoo.com>
Minneapolis, MN - Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:38 PM CDT

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LOVE ALWAYS BRENDAMY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca>
EDMONTON ,ALBERTA , - Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:28 PM CDT

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hey judy and family i have been praying for you guys i love you and judy i am here if you need anything i do not care if it is to just scream on the phone or read the bible,go to church,or lunch
Ebony Gamboa <mzznlg@yahoo.com>
pittburgh, pa - Sunday, September 24, 2006 6:42 PM CDT

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Concentrate on those of us who would never forget, and have always meant we would be there when you need us, and we can help you through. Love ya Jude... and never forgetting, and always feeling blessed for the time we were honored to know your beautiful Angel.
Love, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:11 PM CDT

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Hi Judy,
There is no way I could ever forget about you or your family. I released a balloon on Sunday and pray for you every day for some sense of serenity in your life. I am so glad you have loving support and someone to lean on. I could see a difference in you the last time I saw you. I know that you truly understand living "one day at a time". Love you!

Janet <jperrirn@adelphia.net>
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:52 AM CDT

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Judy,
Thinking of you today. My heart breaks for you.
I wish that I could say something that would ease your pain that you are feeling. Your poem is so painstakingly beautiful. We (me & the kids) released our balloons today. I explained to Alex why we were doing this and he said that Angels are not supposed to be kids just big people!!
If only.....

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:05 PM CDT

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Thinking of you today. Praying peace for you.
Jessica J
Springfield, MO - Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:17 PM CDT

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We love you!!!
Uncle Denny <FDGross@cescowildblue.com>
- Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:49 PM CDT

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Our hearts and prayers are with you as Julia's Homegoing anniversary approaches. We know from experience that life will never be the same but there are times when this hollow, stabbing pain becomes even emptier and acute. May our precious Lord shower you with His comfort and peace and, above all, His blessed hope.

In His Love,
Yolanda Rogers
http://www.galatians5.com

Mom to Anna
Altamonte Springs, FL USA - Sunday, September 10, 2006 2:09 PM CDT

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Thinking of you today...
warmly,
Debbie Eubanks <debbieeubanks@bellsouth.net>
Peachtree City, GA - Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:48 AM CDT

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First off id just like to say i am truly sorry about what happend and im definately blessed to have known julie she was so sweet and laughable. on the brightside she doesnt have to suffer any longer and words couldnt describe how i felt after learning about what happend.well just dropped in to say julia will be missed.

Julia <33333333

Hi ms. judy , justine, jordan, and family i'll have you guys in my heart 4 ever and pray for you as well as julia.ill always remember her. this is tory btw just in case you didnt know who i was.

luv u guys!!!!
Torrell Griffin - Gamboa <YoungTG91@Yahoo.com>
Pittsburgh, Pa U.S - Sunday, September 10, 2006 2:18 AM CDT

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Thinking of you daily. I cannot believe Jordan is going to be a teenager. I am not ready for that! How can you be ready! LOL!
Love to you all, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Monday, September 4, 2006 8:40 PM CDT

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Hope you're enjoying your Labor Day! (And congrats on having a teenager-yikes!)
blessings,
Debbie Eubanks <debbieeubanks@bellsouth.net>
Peachtree City, GA - Monday, September 4, 2006 2:57 PM CDT

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Keeping you in my thougths and in my prayer's always.

Love Brenda MY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca>
Edmonton,Alberta , - Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:39 PM CDT

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"Proud mother of my kids on earth and in heaven"

What a wonderful sentiment. We have been missing and talking about Jules alot around here. Three years! I came across the pictures of Katie giving Julia kisses. I can still hear Julia laughing! I showed Hannah and we cried and laughed and smiled, and spent time talking about the most beautiful Angel in heaven. She is still remembered, and thought about, and missed so much. Words cannot explain it. Love you guys!
Love to you all, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Monday, August 14, 2006 8:28 PM CDT

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Hi Judy,
Just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you...as always.
Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Monday, August 7, 2006 10:30 AM CDT

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thinking of you....
Crystal (mother of Angel Ray-Anne) www.caringbridge.org/ca/rayanne <crystal2175@yahoo.com>
Portland, OR USA - Monday, July 10, 2006 3:34 PM CDT

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Judy, I think of you often. Im glad you are finding happiness. You SOOOOO Deserve it! I cant believe the days have ticked away so much that the baby is 6 already. Mine will be 6 in august. They get big fast. It is so hard to believe in the fall it will be 3 yrs without sweet julia! No one sees a butterfly without thinking of her. or a sunflower without thinking of celeste, and so on. These kids touch our lives. I havea butterfly bush for julia, I plant sunflowers eaach year for celeste and 7 trees for maxie. The kids that have touched our lives are remembered daily.. Tumbleweed was such an awesome thing you started. I tell everyone about it. I need to buy a new bumper sticker as mine is fadeing. Just know I havent forgotten you , i have just let you have space which you seemed to so need. Your still an inspiration to us! I hope your platter clears up. One step at a time. I think your doing all the right things! Stay on the path! Your almost there... to some peace I mean! Huugs! im hear if you need a friend.
Kim <dakk2222@netnitco.net>
IN - Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:59 PM CDT

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Judy,
I am glad that you have some happiness in your life. Don't feel guilty about being happy and your new beginnings. I remember the first time my mom laughed after my brother died. She felt so guilty even though it had been months. SHe felt that it meant that our loss and Jack's memory was fading. But that could not have been further from the truth. You will always grieve the loss of Julia. A bond like that can never ever be broken.
You deserve to be happy and so much more.

I can't believe that Jacob is 6. Do you remember when you wanted me to hold him when he was a baby and I refused! I was so scared. Ya, I know I am crazy.

Anyways.....Take care of your self!
Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:10 PM CDT

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HI Judy, a few days before we move... many things to do, but I hope I'm never too busy to check on you. SO glad that happiness is creeping into your life, a renewed feeling. You deserve joy and I'm glad that you're allowing yourself to experience it. With love...
Shellie <khen608178@aol.com>
Pgh, - Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:03 AM CDT

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB!!!

HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL, SPECTACULAR, BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Love, Mary <MaryKitchen@TumbleweedFoundation.org>
- Thursday, June 22, 2006 5:46 PM CDT

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Judy,
I'm glad to see more updates!! Just wanted you to know that
I was thinking about you...and Julia.


Megan Barrett (Martin) <mbarrett@mcgough.com>
West St. Paul, MN - Saturday, June 10, 2006 9:55 PM CDT

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Hi Judy
Happy Belated Mother's Day. We miss you Wednesdays. Hope to see you soon and that your health issues disappear.
Much Love,
Cindy
P.S. That was a nice poem, Brenda
Cindy <cindy.toth@siemens.com>
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Friday, May 19, 2006 8:42 AM CDT

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Happy Mother's Day
Thinking oof you and the kids

Love & Prayers
Paloma
- Sunday, May 14, 2006 8:49 PM CDT

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Happy Mother's Day Judy !!!
Thinking of you as always.

Love,
Betsy
Betsy <Betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:18 PM CDT

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A Mother's Day Wish From Heaven

Dear Mr. Hallmark,

I am writing to you from heaven, and though it must appear
A rather strange idea, I see everything from here.
I just popped in to visit, your stores to find a card
A card of love for my mother, as this day for her is hard.

There must be some mistake I thought, every card you could imagine
Except I could not find a card, from a child who lives in heaven.
She is still a mother too, no matter where I reside
I had to leave, she understands, but oh the tears she’s cried.

I thought that if I wrote you, that you would come to know
That though I live in heaven now, I still love my mother so.
She talks with me, and dreams with me; we still share laughter too,
Memories our way of speaking now, would you see what you could do?

My mother carries me in her heart, her tears she hides from sight.
She writes poems to honor me, sometimes far into the night
She plants flowers in my garden, there my living memory dwells
She writes to other grieving parents, trying to ease their pain as well.

So you see Mr. Hallmark, though I no longer live on earth
I must find a way, to remind her of her wondrous worth
She needs to be honored, and remembered too
Just as the children of earth will do.

Thank you Mr. Hallmark, I know you’ll do your best
I have done all I can do; to you I’ll leave the rest.
Find a way to tell her, how much she means to me
Until I can do it for myself, when she joins me in eternity.
LOVE ALWAYS BRENDAMY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca~~THE PRAYER BEARS~~>
EDMONTON , - Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:29 PM CDT

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Hi Judy,
Sorry I haven't signed in in a while-I check on you everyday. Sorry to hear about you & Jerry. You have been thru far far too much in such a short lifetime, where you get the strength I have no idea. (if only you could bottle & sell it) You are an amazing woman Judy B. Please take care of your self & know that there are obviously so many people that love you and admire you.
Love,
Betsy <betsy-k@verizon.net>
- Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:13 AM CDT

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My thoughts are withyou at this stressful time... if you need a hug or backrub, give a call, or just grab Michael in the hallway!!! We move 6-27, but we'll be an email away.
Shellie <khen608178@aol.com>
- Tuesday, April 25, 2006 3:14 PM CDT

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Judy, I am sorry to hear of your seperation, I too am on the verge of that same decision. seems the stress just gets to be too much some days. every day I am on the computer I see your beautiful daughters face, (I was sent a mouse pad along with a tote bag...Hannah uses it for her swimming lessons and the beach that is HER bag) I can only hope we meet (maybe the bowl-a-thon this year?) I think of your family every time I see the mouse pad. when I go to the cemetary to see my mother every time (except winter months) I see butterflies! I think of my mother and your julia. I just went before Easter and I was feeling alright about going and leaving floers and all of a sudden I could not stop crying... it was like my mother was there helping me let go of so much I had bottled up inside for weeks, the stress etc... and I said mom send me a sign I usually see butterlfies and just then a bird flew down and sat there near me just looking at me and then I saw a small yellow butterfly. I knew things will turn out alright. times may get tough and I really have no idea what will happen when I tell him a seperation is in order and then where to go from there?? Hannah reached 2 years 3 months remission PTL! I have been feeling a pull closer to my church and right now they have been amazing in helping me through many ups and downs lately. just wanted to pop over and see how you were doing. take care. Holly Hannum

www.caringbridge.org/pa/ourlittleangel
Holly Hannum <hhannum@comcast.net>
Beaver Falls, PA USA - Monday, April 24, 2006 10:43 PM CDT

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(((hugs))) Thinking of you, especially at this very stressful time. I still think of Julia everytime I see a butterfly, there are lots around here right now.
warmly,
Debbie Eubanks <debbieeubanks@bellsouth.net>
Peachtree City, GA - Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:13 PM CDT

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Keeping you in my thoughts and in my prayer's always.YOUR WELCOME I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.YOUR SPECIAL ANGEL JULIA IS ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE EVERYDAY.WHEN YOU ARE MISSING HER JUST LOOK TO YOUR SIDE AND KNOW SHE IS THERE WITH YOU

LOVE ALWAYS BRENDAMY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca~~THE PRAYER BEARS~~>
EDMONTON , - Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:27 AM CDT

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Hi Judy. Just thought I would check in. Thinking about you today. Hope things are going OK for you. Thanks for just being you girl. Love, Cindy T. P.S. That is a beautiful angel. It comforted me.
Cindy T. <cindy.toth@siemens.com>
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Monday, April 3, 2006 11:43 AM CDT

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I like the image of Julia hugging you with a breeze; Butterflys should start appearing soon :)
warmly,
Debbie Eubanks <debbieeubanks@bellsouth.net>
Peachtree City, GA - Wednesday, March 29, 2006 7:59 AM CST

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Keeping you in my thoughts and in my prayer's always.
LOVE ALWAYS BRENDAMY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/prayerbears/">THE PRAYER BEARS</a>>
EDMONTON , - Tuesday, March 28, 2006 11:28 AM CST

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judy, Life shouldnt be so hard. Its not fair, and you have had more than your share. I wish I had answers for you. I wish julia was with you. I do know that there are no coincidences in life. so If it happened was suppose to . i dont know why. I think its one of those things where Faith has to take over. It is because it is. I know that isnt good enough , I wouldnt accept that answer either if I lost one of my children. I just think the ones that have the most faith fair better dealing with it somehow. People with our personalities dont ever let go completely. I do know you, julia, tumbleweed, mary have touched and changed many lives since julias diagnosis. So maybe you were to help many through this. I think about you alot, and pray for your strength. I know whatever you face now... you will survive, because nothing is worse than what you have endured! Hugs !
Kim <dakk2222@netnitco.net>
IN - Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:47 PM CST

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HAPPY ST.PATRICKS DAY

THE PRAYER BEARS

Just stopping by to let you know that you are in my thoughts and in my prayer's always.

LOVE ALWAYS BRENDAMY LOVING DAD'S SITE <brurka@shaw.ca>
EDMONTON,ALBERTA/CANADA, - Friday, March 17, 2006 10:21 PM CST

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Hi Judy,
We sure miss seeing you. Life IS so hard sometimes, and many times I wonder "why" about so many things. Lots of days are spent just "going through the motions", and sometimes there are bright spots too, just like when your baby spoke words of wisdom far beyond his age. We love you, Judy and hope to see you soon; you might not need us, but someone here might just need you! :-)
Janet H. <jperrirn@adelphia.net>
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:30 PM CST

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Thank God for so many loving people who care for you and stop by to encourage you. As for me, all I can say is, we think we are strong. We think our faith is strong. And then we see you and what you have endured. What you endure day by day. We, who have not been through what you have been through, .....it is the testing and trials that builds our faith. God bless you today and continue to carry you. May you be comforted and may you love on your children today. Little Julia is routing for you! Go Mom!
V
- Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:45 AM CST

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Life keeps throwing you curve after curve...thank goodness you meet each challenge head on instead of trying to hide from them. Your strength gets you thru things most of us can't even attempt. There is no perfect world around here. It can't be found running away, or with alcohol, or drugs... perhaps only in the little things like a goal from Jordan, or an A from Justine, or a hug from Jakey...but those times are fleeting. We hang onto those beautiful memories to get us thru the tough times, and boy, you sure have had more than most of us. None of us knows why, but we all have to try to make the best decisions we can with the information that we have. I know that you'll land on your feet.
Shellie <khen608178@aol.com>
- Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:13 PM CST

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I do not believe that God causes bad events in our life. Sometimes death is His way of curing his children.Death is not a punishment for God's children,it is the ultimate reward!! Sin causes sickness..not your sweet girls sin but the sin of all mankind. You will see your sweet girl again and know for now that she is at peace. I am sure you are using what happened to her for good and that is all God wants. If you trust in Him even when you don't understand His ways he will give you peace...that is His Promise. We have to focus on what is good in our life and seek after it!!
May God Bless you
Lori <webb8660@sbcglobal.net>
- Monday, March 13, 2006 1:28 PM CST

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Thinking of you today...you are in my prayers.
I love the new Tumbleweed website!!
Megan Barrett-Martin <mbarrett@mcgough.com>
West St. Paul, MN - Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:14 PM CST

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