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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

R.I.P. Bianca Martinez

I wrote a couple posts down about my husband's cousin's 9 year old daughter, Bianca Martinez (our beautiful flower girl), who had been battling cancer for 2 years now. She lost her battle yesterday morning.

The doctors said she wouldn't make it to Christmas but we were still hoping and praying. We even had plans to spend Christmas Eve at the hospital with her to help her celebrate life and make her smile. We no longer get to spend any more days with her. We're all heartbroken.

We spent yesterday morning at the hospital crying and staring at her lifeless but relaxed face as she lay in her pink and purple hospital bed...stroking her smooth bald head and touching her cold cheeks with the backs of our fingers.

The nurses came in to paint her palms purple and place her little hands on a pink art canvas so that they leave small hand prints for her parents to take home with them. The hospital arranged for lots of fun entertainment for her in her last days like a visit from the Rocketts, Pinkalicious (not sure who this is), and Miss Teen USA. I hope she enjoyed these as much as possible...well, as much as someone in an oxygen mask and tons of IVs and wires strapped to them could enjoy it all. She had looked so weak those last few days.

We're so sad but we know she is now at peace, with long flowing hair, running and playing like she should be.

We love you Bianca!

1 comment:

  1. This is so sad. RIP Bianca. Many prayers to the family in your time of grief.

    Nicole

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