Even though i do not know Hope peronally, I feel as though i do. Her faith in God amaised me, and I wish i could have that kind of faith. When Hope was 2, her older brother died. When Hope was 10 her Dad died. Hope was all ehr mother had, and now she is gone. Please say a prayer for Hope and for Hope's mother. This is the blog post that her mother wrote today.
~Sveta~
"On 1st November 1995 I was blessed with my beautiful daughter Hope, a strong fit and healthy baby girl who I watched develop into a bright, happy, lively and fun-loving little girl. Hope was a very sweet sociable child, who loved to read and write. She enjoyed all of the normal things young children love to do and each day I watched her start to blossom into a young lady.
But during the year 2009 Hope began to get sick. She suffered from terrible headaches which got worse and worse as the days and weeks wore on. Eventually after several visits to the GP and many hours spent at the local hospital, a scan was arranged and it provided the worst news imaginable. Hope had a medulloblastoma brain tumour.
Two days later Hope underwent major brain surgery to help save her life. Weeks and months of strong treatment followed, including two more operations and chemotherapy treatment. There were often added complications and infections. The side effects of the drugs were immense – sickness, hair loss, diarrhoea, infections, fatigue, loss of appetite - and this on top of trying to recover mobility, muscle strength and loss of speech following surgery. Despite all this treatment Hope remained polite and uncomplaining, always saying please and thank you to the nurses. Her faith in God never weakened and each day she amazed me with her strength.
Day to day she made small improvements and I was so proud of her achievements and of her positive approach to life. Sadly the improvements were not to continue for very long. We managed to spend three weeks together in a children's hospice but the cancer starting taking over Hope's body. Hope began to experience seizures and I knew our time together would not be for much longer.
Finally her body could no longer cope and Hope lost her brave battle on the 10th February 2010, only four months after her original diagnosis.
One thing we can be sure of is that Hope is now in heaven reunited with her Father and her brother.
I am now living with the comfort that Hope's suffering has ended and that she can rest in peace. My grief and sense of loss is sometimes overwhelming and I'm finding it hard to put into words how I feel.
The support Hope recieved from this blog has been amazing and I can't thank you all enough for everything you have done and continue to do.
I am going to keep this blog running. Hope had many plans for the future, for helping others and for spreading the word of God. I know that you will all continue to support all of this in Hope's memory. I'm not 100% sure how any of this will happen, but I know that Hope was put on this world for a very special reason.
However this can all come later. For now I am taking the time to remember my beautiful daughter. She was truly an amazing young girl and will never be forgotten. "
To leave a word of encouragement for her mother, go here
~Sveta~
"On 1st November 1995 I was blessed with my beautiful daughter Hope, a strong fit and healthy baby girl who I watched develop into a bright, happy, lively and fun-loving little girl. Hope was a very sweet sociable child, who loved to read and write. She enjoyed all of the normal things young children love to do and each day I watched her start to blossom into a young lady.
But during the year 2009 Hope began to get sick. She suffered from terrible headaches which got worse and worse as the days and weeks wore on. Eventually after several visits to the GP and many hours spent at the local hospital, a scan was arranged and it provided the worst news imaginable. Hope had a medulloblastoma brain tumour.
Two days later Hope underwent major brain surgery to help save her life. Weeks and months of strong treatment followed, including two more operations and chemotherapy treatment. There were often added complications and infections. The side effects of the drugs were immense – sickness, hair loss, diarrhoea, infections, fatigue, loss of appetite - and this on top of trying to recover mobility, muscle strength and loss of speech following surgery. Despite all this treatment Hope remained polite and uncomplaining, always saying please and thank you to the nurses. Her faith in God never weakened and each day she amazed me with her strength.
Day to day she made small improvements and I was so proud of her achievements and of her positive approach to life. Sadly the improvements were not to continue for very long. We managed to spend three weeks together in a children's hospice but the cancer starting taking over Hope's body. Hope began to experience seizures and I knew our time together would not be for much longer.
Finally her body could no longer cope and Hope lost her brave battle on the 10th February 2010, only four months after her original diagnosis.
One thing we can be sure of is that Hope is now in heaven reunited with her Father and her brother.
I am now living with the comfort that Hope's suffering has ended and that she can rest in peace. My grief and sense of loss is sometimes overwhelming and I'm finding it hard to put into words how I feel.
The support Hope recieved from this blog has been amazing and I can't thank you all enough for everything you have done and continue to do.
I am going to keep this blog running. Hope had many plans for the future, for helping others and for spreading the word of God. I know that you will all continue to support all of this in Hope's memory. I'm not 100% sure how any of this will happen, but I know that Hope was put on this world for a very special reason.
However this can all come later. For now I am taking the time to remember my beautiful daughter. She was truly an amazing young girl and will never be forgotten. "
To leave a word of encouragement for her mother, go here
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