| Location | Cleveland |
| Age | 7 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 11/01/2000 |
| Date of Death | 14/07/2007 |
| Visitors | 4,830 since 07/08/2007 |
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Maria McNamara was born on 11th January 2000 as a healthy little baby girl. She was never really ill
as a baby until she was 6 when we noticed something was wrong her face was droopy and her eye
wasn’t responding like the other eye, so I said ‘Maria smile for me’ and she smiled and I saw
that she couldn’t lift up the right side of her face so we took her to the paediatrician who
diagnosed it as Bells Palsy.
A couple of days later and Maria was saying to me ‘Walk me down the stairs mum, I’m afraid to go
down the stairs. Can you carry me.’ And I thought that was odd, her balance of the room was simply
off. I looked at her eyes and I knew I’d better get her back to the doctors, I just had a feeling
that something wasn’t right.
At that point I’d never in a million years would I have guessed what it would end up being.
On April 1, 2006 life ceased to exist the way my family knew it. My oldest child and only daughter,
Maria, was diagnosed with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). DIPG is an inoperable incurable
brain tumor that strikes children usually between the ages of 5 and 11. A child with this diagnosis
is given a 10 to 12 month life expectancy.
With the devastating diagnosis of our Maria came a great deal of sorrow and pain as well as
desperation. My husband, Ed, and I frantically searched medical journals, books, articles and the
Internet for anything—any sign of hope that we could cling to that might possibly save our
daughter’s life. Instead, we were surprised to find very little research and few experimental
trials. That which we did find was difficult to decipher from a layman’s perspective and, of
course, each case study ended in the death of a child.
Even from this news, we never gave up hope as we knew she wwas strong enough to battle it.
On the 14th July 07, She became a Saint in Heaven at 1:30 in the morning because her little body
couldn't hang in any longer.
No words can describe the impact she has left on so many lives.
Maria's brothers, Eddie, Aidan, and Blake and Mom and Dad were with her at home.
Please ask God to give us the strength we need.
We love you Maria. You will be with us everyday.
**** On the 6th October 2007 Maria's best friend Sophie Quayle passed away, please visit her site
please on GTS which i have created, but with her own mum's words not mine. May they both be reunited
in heaven & rest in peace out of pain.****
When you feel you miss me most,
As years go drifting by,
Each memory will prove to you,
That love can never die,
That while I left you far too soon,
I did not leave alone,
For the Father sent his angels,
To gently take me home,
Take comfort when you think of me,
Keep me alive in your heart,
And with each precious memory,
We will never be apart. xxxx
easter bunny is coming x
Secret Information
Would you like to know a secret?
Well, I'll tell you one I know:
The Easter's Bunny's coming,
My mummy told me so.
·:*:· ·:*:· ·:*:·
He'll bring a basket filled with eggs
And leave it in a special place ,
And I will find it Easter morning,
with a smile upon my face .
·:*:· ·:*:· ·:*:·
I shouldn't tell my secret,
But I think it should be shared.
You ought to know that Bunny's coming,
So you can be prepared!
·:*:· ·:*:· ·:*:·
he-he-he happy easter lil maria xxxx
With Me
With Me
I thought I heard you call my name
whispering in the wind
And as I turned to walk away
I heard you call again.
A gentle breeze blew my way
I smelled you in the air
And though I reached out for you
I stood in solitaire.
The sun beat down upon me
With warmth from up above
I really miss you baby
And still give you all my love.
I looked around to find you
Your face I did not see
Yet, somehow I knew
You were there with me.
I wear a pair of shoes
They are ugly shoes
Uncomfortable shoes
I hate my shoes
Each day I wear them and each day I wish I had another pair.
Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I do not think I can take another step
Yet, I continue to wear them
I get funny looks wearing these shoes
They are looks of sympathy.
I can tell in others eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not their's
They never talk about my shoes
To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable.
To truely understand these shoes you must walk in them.
But, once you put them on, you can never take them off.
I now realise I am not the only one who wears these shoes.
There are many pairs in this world.
Some women are like me and ache daily as they try and walk in them.
Some have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much.
Some have worn the shoes so long that days will go by before they think about how much they hurt
No woman deserves to wear these shoes
They have made me who I am.
I will forever walk in the shoes of a woman who has lost a child
Sweet Maria have been away for a while but I haven't forgot your beautiful face. Thinking of mommy and your fam. Hope you have had a chance to see my Joshua I miss him so much. Until we all meet in heaven.
Theres a pain beyond imagining
that's burning in our heart
for suddenly our whole world
has been cruelly ripped apart...
All words of consolation
that are bound to come this way
will probably seem empty
and of little use today...
For when we ask for reasons
and when we ask the question 'why'
it makes no sense at all
that someone so precious has to die...
The only sourse of comfort
are our memories and the love
and they will shine forever
like the brightest star above...
A flame that burns eternally
so strong it lights the sky
and even in our darkest days
that flame will never die...
So many people share the pain
we grieve today as one
the gift of life is taken back
but love goes on and on...
Love ~ Hugs ~ Kisses ~~ Jane...x♥x
You're an angel than nobody can see
still, an angel is what you are to me
an angel from heaven is what you are
in my sky you are a heavenly star
You're an angel with beauty and grace
you're kind and sweet, you've an angel face
you have very graceful angel wings
happiness, joy and love are just some things
that an angel can give and to me you've given
in my heart and on my mind is where you're livin'
you have hair that is as soft as cotton
a guardian angel is what i've gotten
your eyes are like sapphires that shine so bright
when everything is dark, you give us light
You're an angel that gives me a reason to live
you're the angel that teaches me to give
you're the angel that makes me live another day
you're the angel that teaches me the right things to say
you're my angel and you'll always care
you're my angel and I know you'll always be there..
Always in my thoughts ~~ Love Jane...x♥x
Having you not with me
Hurts more and more each day
Although I feel a closeness
In a very special way
Even as I go to sleep
Every thought is of you
And I never thought i'd miss you
In quite the way I do
So i'm hoping that these words
May some how let you know
That you're in my heart forever
And i'll always love you so
The one and only thing
That helps me with the pain
Is dreaming of the time
When I will see you again...
Love ~~ Jane...x♥x
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