| Location | Philadelphia |
| Age | 1 month, 7 days |
| Cause of Death | Rare Heart Condition |
| Date of Birth | 14/08/2008 |
| Date of Death | 21/09/2008 |
| Visitors | 2,891 since 19/08/2009 |
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This little angel struggled and let us enjoy one month and 6 days with her. She will always be with us in our hearts. She was born at 3:42pm by C-section in Jackson, Mississippi. The pediatric cardiologist referred Katelynn to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Katelynn and her Dad were sent by Lear Jet while Grandma and Mommy waited to follow as soon as Mommy could fly. Mommy is a brittle diabetic, but she did everything she could to make sure Katelynn had a healthy start. The doctors at CHOPS found that all her major organs were on the wrong side. Katelynn had several heart defects (8) in addition to HLHS (hypoplastic left heart syndrome). Her first open heart was at 5 days old. She faired well through the operation, but in 12 hours she had a cardiac arrest. Katelynn was put on ECMO (bypass). The transplant team came in to interview the family. They were hopeful about finding a new heart. Katelynn had a second open heat surgery at 7 days old to try to make her own heart work better. She was given a Norwood procedure (single ventricle). She never recovered well and her kidneys started to fail. We even did the 'pee pee dance' with waterfall CD music for her. The surgeons looked for a heart to transplant for four weeks but they couldn't find one that small. By the time they decided they could search for a larger heart , she was extremely worse. Katelynn tried and tried. She had many tears for a newborn. It was heart wrenching to see her cry with pain. The doctors finally said it was futile. The rest of the family was called to her side. Katelynn was in Mommy's arms with Daddy and Grandma near when we let her have her angel wings after a month and 6 days. The ECMO machine was shut off. After Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma bathed and dressed Katelynn, big sister Alexis and Aunt Carrie came to sing songs and read books. It was the darkest day of our lives.
Alexis (her sister 4 y.o.) would go to the CICU and read her stories. Every time Alexis would read a story, Katelynn would open her eyes and look at her sister. They bonded like nothing I have ever seen. The doctors were so amazed they asked if the two of them could be featured in their 'family centered care' brochure.
We are ever so grateful to the staff at CHOPS for letting us be totally involved in her life and death for a month. Katelynn is safe now with a new heart. Some people only dream of angels, we held one in our arms-Grandma, Mommy, Daddy, Alexis, and Kaleb
If Katelynn and her family have touched your heart, please light a candle of rememberence and honour.
Thank you all for all the posts, tributes, and candles. It helps with the pain.
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merry christmas xx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATELYNN
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Birthday Remembrance
Thinking of you on your birthday Katelynn
But that is nothing new
For no day dawns and no day ends
Without a thought of you.
We cannot send a birthday card,
Your hand we cannot touch,
But God will take our greetings
To the one we love so much.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATELYNN
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love you take care big hugs to you
and your family that miss you ever
day more then words can say take
care bye for now love from me
Sylvie mommy of Samantha Belanger
Happy Birthday
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Happy Easter Angel
I Hope You Enjoy This Time Above
I Cant Send You A Easter Egg
So I send you all my love ☆
Dont forget, Easter Egg hunt at 1pm, I'll meet you at the Candy cloud xx
Love Bailey x
For your Mummy as Mothers day approaches xx
WHAT MAKES A MOTHER?
I thought of you and closed my eyes and prayed to God today,
I asked what makes a Mother and I know I heard him say.
A Mother has a baby, this we know is true,
But God can you be a Mother, when your baby's not with you?
Yes, you can, he replied with confidence in his voice,
I give many women babies, when they leave it’s not their choice.
Some I send for a lifetime and others for a day,
And some I send to feel your womb but there's no need to stay.
I just don't understand God I want my baby here!
He took a breath and cleared his throat and then I saw a tear.
I wish I could show you what your child is doing today,
If you could see your child smile with other children and say...
We go to earth to learn our lessons of love and life and fear,
My Mummy loved me oh so much, I got to come right here.
I feel so lucky to have a Mum who had so much love for me,
I learned my lesson very quickly, and My Mummy set me free.
I miss my Mummy oh so much but I visit her each day,
When she goes to sleep, on her pillow's where I lay.
I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek and whisper in her ear,
Mummy don't be sad today, I'm your baby and I'm here.
So you see my dear sweet one your children are ok,
Your babies are in my home and this is where they'll stay.
They'll wait for you with me until your lesson there is through,
And on the day that you come home, they'll be at the gates for you.
So now you see what makes a Mother, it's the feeling in your heart,
It's the love you had so much of, right from the very start.
Though some on earth my not realize until their time is done
Remember all the love you have and know that you are a special Mum!
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Happy New Year 2010 Precious Angel
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Sending All My Love To You & Your Family in this New Year 2010
Thank You for All Your Love & Support you have given to Alishia & I in 2009.
I can't tell you just how much this helps me as I Love & Miss Alishia more Every Single Day.
Thank You for All The Candles, Tributes, Picture's & Gifts that you have kindly given Alishia throughout 2009. You truly are a Special Person.
All our Love & Thanks for helping to Keep Our Princess Alishia out of the Darkness.
Sending All our Love to you Precious Angel and Wishing your Family a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2010.
Love Steph, Princess Alishia & Family
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A BRAVE WARRIOR
I am leaving this poem for all the brave little angels our there who fought their hardest to stay with their families who loved them so much ....
A BRAVE WARRIOR
Before this world had started
Before our lives began
God assigned us all our challenges
Some hard things to withstand
Each of us were given
Some difficult things to do
But God gave his bravest warriors
An extra burden too
So you came to this earth in a body
Broken and quite ill
But life could never take from you
A solid, determined will
You kept your face turned toward the sunshine
Trapped in a body that only knew rain
And chose to see the joys in life
In spite of all the pain
And though your body was oft' connected
To needles, machines and tubes
You bravely faced each day with them
While expressing gratitude
For the chance of simply being here
Though to us it didn't seem fair
To see someone as special as you
Suffer in a body beyond repair
So when you'd honorably completed
Every trial you were assigned
God chose to bring you back to him
Freeing your bright spirit and mind
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____;✿✿;_..If roses grow in Heaven angel
___;✿✿✿･;_..Please pick a bunch for me
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____((( )))....and tell them they're from me.xxx
Sorry i haven't been here for a long time to leave you candles and tributes, i've been poorly and had to spend a while in hospital getting better and looking after my unborn girls.
i hope you are ok in heaven and are watching over your loving family. Lots of love from me and the girls and my angel Rhiain.xxx
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Always remember how much we love you..
Always remember how much we care
Always shine bright in heaven..
'Cos you are a special Angel there
God needed a special Angel..
In God's kingdom up above
So Goodnight my special Angel..
And I send you all my love
copyright Jackie Thomas 10/09/09.
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♥ ♰ Wishing you a wonderful Halloween 2009 ♰ ♥ Lots of Luv from Angels John & Rhiain, Me and my unborn daughter Liberty-Raye & Kate and her unborn twins xxx ♰ ♥
Enjoy dressing up and trick or treating in heaven, don't eat too many sweets though, Thinking of you today and everyday.xxx
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You were a gift sent straight from Heaven.
Given to us from God above.
We didn't know how much you would teach us
About the meaning of true love...
For true love sometimes means letting go
Of someone precious and dear.
That is what we were forced to do...
Although we wanted to keep you here!!!
However, this is quite a selfish wish.
One we know we should ignore...
But, sweet katelynn, we truly do believe
That God must have needed you more...
Perhaps to be an Angel now,
Full of wisdom and love...
Watching over those of us who love you
From the shining stars above.
We miss you more than you can know.
You will never be replaced...
In our hearts and memories forever,
Will be your sweet and innocent sleeping face.
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angel
A hug i send to heaven
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A hug to you above
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A hug so very special
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To you with all my love
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〝★〞〝☆〞Sweet dreams katelynn 〝★〞〝☆〞
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