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| May 25, 1994 |
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Victoria is born at Abington Hosptial on May 25, 1994! Here we are shortly after coming home with big brother Nicky. |
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| August 14, 1994 |
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Victoria's christening day. Mom, Dad, Nicky and Victoria with godparents Joe and Ann. |
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| February, 1996 |
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Victoria, the spaghetti queen with Nicky. Who would have guessed she'd become such a picky eater! |
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| September, 1997 |
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Victoria began taking dancing lessons at Studio One School of Dance. She was a beautiful butterfly in her pink leotard! |
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| May, 1998 |
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Victoria's first dance recital! She knocked 'em dead with the "Hippie Hippie Shake!" |
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| September, 1998 |
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First day of Preschool! Excited and proud! |
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| September, 1999 |
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Big Kindergarten girl! School was familiar to Victoria since she often came with me when I volunteered in her brother's classroom. This was the beginning of a love of learning that lasted her entire life. |
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| September 2000 |
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Victoria and our new kitten, Edgar. Edgar would often cuddle up to Victoria when she became sick. He still remembers her and snuggles next to her things. |
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| December 2001 |
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"All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!" Victoria lost her first front tooth a few days before Christmas. The second fell out on Christmas Day! |
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| November 9, 2002 |
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Victoria's First Holy Communion day! It was one of November's jewels, sunny and warm. Little did we know that two years later it would be the saddest day of our lives. |
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| February, 2003 |
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Our cruise to Mexico! I look back on these days as the end of innocence---the last good time before cancer invaded our lives. |
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| February 13, 2003 |
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We learn that Victoria has a brain tumor. Surgery is scheduled for Monday. |
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| February 28, 2003 |
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Victoria returns to school. She bounced back from the surgery with very little side effects. We are hopeful. The surgery went well---98% of the tumor was successfully removed. Victoria is recovering beautifully. We begin radiation and chemotherapy. Victoria is so brave! |
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| August, 2003 |
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Victoria goes to the Ronald McDonald Camp for kids with cancer. It is her first time away from home. We are very nervous, but she has a great time. They were wonderful to her! |
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| October, 2003 |
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Victoria was granted a wish through Make-A-Wish. We went out to Chicago to visit American Girl Place. Victoria loved the American Girl books and dolls! |
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| August, 2004 |
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Victoria returns to Camp Ronald McDonald. We breathed a sigh of hope. This is year two and she was doing well. Maybe we were going to be okay after all. |
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| September 2004 |
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A very painful entry in the timeline. We get word that the cancer has returned. We pray for a miracle or that God will be merciful, and make her death quick and painless. |
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| October 31, 2004 |
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Victoria's last holiday---Halloween. It was a very difficult holiday for all of us, trying to make something wonderful out of a bad situation. She went out trick-or-treating dressed as a witch, but she made it a short night. It was no fun having to be wheeled around the neighborhood when your friends are running around. |
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| November 9, 2004 |
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Victoria went to heaven at 4:00 am. "When a little child departs we who are left behind must remember God loves children. Angels are hard to find." |
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