Friday, October 28, 2011
♥ Charmaine Lim - The Feisty Princess
http://www.ourfeistyprincess.blogspot.com
I followed her blog since the start of the fundraising to get her to NYC for treatment. It had been more than 2 years. Charmaine Lim - this lil girl, born on the same year as Xavier, contracted a rare childhood cancer - Neuroblastoma at its 4th stage. She was merely 4 year old when it happened. There was still so much in life this lil' girl has not seen!
In the recent months, her health took a turn for the worst. She finally decided not be to intubated anymore, and decisions were made to bring her out of ICU and back home to wait.... for the day she leaves. I think it must be a tormentous period for the whole family, especially Cyn mommy. I cannot comprehend how to get through the agony of "counting down to my child's forever depature".
Charmaine left in the early morning of 21st October 2011. I cried.
For a consecutive few nights, I think about this lil girl even before I go to bed. I wish sincerely with my whole heart that she is indeed in a better place now. A place where she can watch over and bless her family, but far away from all the pain and sufferings. Sometimes I cant help but wonder if Charmaine's existence was a plan from God to spread the message of love through her short span of life on Earth. There were relics found among her remains, and that kinda made me affirmative of my thinking. Not any one would have relics in his/her remains, but for a lovely young child like her to have, I'm sure there must be a meaning/message in her life.
Even till today when I google for her old photos and videos, tears well up in my eyes as I view through them. Even reading Cyn mommy's "letter" to Charmaine on her blog today made me cry buckets.
We may live a century, but it's quality of our lives that really matter. So, I try to console myself that even though Charmaine was void of her priviledge to live by her mommy's side for a longer period, she had touched and brought about ALOT of love in many many people's hearts. And, that's what matters more, isn't it? :)
I followed her blog since the start of the fundraising to get her to NYC for treatment. It had been more than 2 years. Charmaine Lim - this lil girl, born on the same year as Xavier, contracted a rare childhood cancer - Neuroblastoma at its 4th stage. She was merely 4 year old when it happened. There was still so much in life this lil' girl has not seen!
In the recent months, her health took a turn for the worst. She finally decided not be to intubated anymore, and decisions were made to bring her out of ICU and back home to wait.... for the day she leaves. I think it must be a tormentous period for the whole family, especially Cyn mommy. I cannot comprehend how to get through the agony of "counting down to my child's forever depature".
Charmaine left in the early morning of 21st October 2011. I cried.
For a consecutive few nights, I think about this lil girl even before I go to bed. I wish sincerely with my whole heart that she is indeed in a better place now. A place where she can watch over and bless her family, but far away from all the pain and sufferings. Sometimes I cant help but wonder if Charmaine's existence was a plan from God to spread the message of love through her short span of life on Earth. There were relics found among her remains, and that kinda made me affirmative of my thinking. Not any one would have relics in his/her remains, but for a lovely young child like her to have, I'm sure there must be a meaning/message in her life.
Even till today when I google for her old photos and videos, tears well up in my eyes as I view through them. Even reading Cyn mommy's "letter" to Charmaine on her blog today made me cry buckets.
We may live a century, but it's quality of our lives that really matter. So, I try to console myself that even though Charmaine was void of her priviledge to live by her mommy's side for a longer period, she had touched and brought about ALOT of love in many many people's hearts. And, that's what matters more, isn't it? :)
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