The blogging community is a real, supportive community, and today we are grieving for Heather, who lost her sweet girl Maddie, 17 months, last night. I don’t know Heather really well, but I was stuck in an elevator with her for 45 minutes at BlissDom. She was the one who felt a little better about her panic because I was panicking more (always happy to help). And her blog is funny, and I love following her on Twitter.
But what else do I need to know? She’s a mother. I know what that feels like, as do most of you. And I can’t imagine what she’s feeling now. My friend Rachel wrote a beautiful post that I think expresses how we’re all feeling today, with a beautiful picture of Maddie, here.
Maddie was a preemie, and so Heather has been committed raising money for the March of Dimes. If you have a couple of extra bucks today, all the mommy bloggers in the world would be thrilled if you’d donate in Maddie’s name. There is a link to do so in sidebar of Heather’s blog.
****whoops, Heather’s blog is overloaded with traffic from caring readers. Here is a direct link to Maddie’s March of Dimes page where you can donate.*****
Now go hug your kids. Life is short. Let’s all take some extra time to just play today.
love you, you wonderful girl.
Lovely.
I wish that tragedies like this never happened to anyone. Sadly it is a part of our existance. I lost a niece and nephew at the ages of 6 and 4 in a car accident. If any “good” came of that I appreciate each and every moment with my daughter. None of us know what tomorrow holds so make the best of every second you have with your loved ones.
What a good way to honor Maddie, Heather and Mike. You rock.