Amanda Marie Barrington 10/10/1984 - 8/23/2004

Amanda w/ new car June 2004



Welcome to Amanda Barrington's Web Page. Amanda was initially diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) subtype M2 in November 2001 at age 17. She spent 115 days in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital PICU in Virginia due to various complications from her disease. She was in remission for 18 months before she relapsed in July of 2003. Josh, her brother, was a perfect match donor for Amanda. She had the Bone Marrow Transplant at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX on August 22, 2003. Amanda made it back to Virginia January 5, 2004. She started working as a hostess for a local restaurant in April, bought her Mazda dream car, and enrolled for the fall college semester. By mid-May, she developed Graft vs. Host Disease in her liver. By mid-July, Amanda had trouble breathing and was admitted to the PICU. They thought the gvhd was in her lungs too. She was on tremendous amounts of steroids and immune suppressants that put her at a greater risk for infections. Sadly, she passed away August 23, 2004 from septic shock without ever getting to go back home. Later it was revealed that she also had fungal growth throughout her body.

May we spend this year in honor of Amanda’s memory living by her example.

Accept difficulty with courage and dignity
Make time for loved ones
Advocate your rights
Nap to rest your mind
Dazzle everyone with your smile
Apologize if you are wrong

Be kind and gentle to animals
Aspire to learn everything
Read gossip magazines for fun
Radiate compassion and goodness
Ignite your confidence
Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate
Giggle and laugh spontaneously
Tell humorous jokes
Optimistic attitude always
Never take life for granted – live and love life each day to the fullest

E-mail Author: buffbirdstellstories@yahoo.com

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