Gabriel's Message
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A Mommy's Tribute

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The following is the eulogy that I read at my son Gabriel's funeral, held on June 27, 2011: Ben and I would like to thank you all for ...
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

A Wedding and a Funeral

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Funerals are a sort of hobby for me.  The first one I can remember attending was my grandpa's when I was almost ten years old.  It was a...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Freedom to Love

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Mine is not a family that says "I love you" often. The love is there, and stronger than it is in many families, I believe.  It...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Angel Day

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Heads up:  This blog will tell about the day Gabriel passed, and it might be a tough read.  I promise it will be followed by a series of blo...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

All He Knew Was Love

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People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one, Life's just begun, Think I'm gonna have a son. He will be like she and me as free...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Dr. Suess Was a Doctor

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I find Golden Girls references to be fitting for most occassions.  In an episode in Season 5, Dorothy suffers from an illness that her docto...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Blueberry Bush

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In February I bought a small blueberry plant in my desperate need to successfully grow a living thing.  We had just found out about Gabriel...
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On January 31st 2011, my son Gabriel was diagnosed with a fatal neural tube defect, anencephaly. It was one of the darkest moments of my life. But out of the darkness came a brightness I never expected. Gabriel's message is one of love, and it lives strong. My journaling began at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/GabrielCude
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