In Loving Memory of My Triplets
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Conrad Grant Carter Dec 26, 1996 - Mar 9, 1997 |
Michael Kenneth Carter Still Born Jan 5, 1997 |
Emiliegrace Lucia Carter Jan 5, 1997 - Feb 13, 1997 |
| Conrad Grant Carter came into this world at 24 weeks + 3 days gestation,
weighing 1lb 6oz- he developed Cereabral Palsy, Hydacephalus, Epilepsy
and Chronic Lung Disease - He was the first of my triplets to be born and
the last to leave me. He died on Mothering Sunday at 4.45am (9/3/97)
Michael Kenneth Carter was alive and functioning well all the way down to my pelvic bone - where the trace moniter lost his heart beat. He never took a breath outside my body but he let me know he was there all through my 25 weeks and 5 days gestation with him and his sister. (Stillborn 5/1/97 - weighing 1lb 7oz) Emiliegrace Lucia Carter - The precious little girl I had longed for all of my life, came into this world healthy and alert. She weighed 1lb 10oz and was the healthiest of the triplets. She developed Necrotizing Enterocolitis on 29th January 1997 and subsequently died on Thursday 13th February 1997. The triplets may not be with us now but the fun, smiles and love they gave us during their short lives will stay with us forever. They made both their father and I so proud of them No adult would have suffered through what they did, and they always did it with dignity and a smile. My precious bundles of joy are altogether in heaven, creating havoc and playing with their toys. They look down on their father and I through a constallation of 3 stars. Each star seemed to appear after each child died - that is our children in heaven showing us they love us. Until we can hold and play with you all again, take care and do not put your Grandparents through too much. We held your hands for such a short time, but your hearts we hold forever. We love and miss you all Mummy and Daddy xxx
Michael and Mummy - stillborn but still loved and cuddled.
Our beautiful Emiliegrace, stubborn and strong and made us very
proud.
Our precious hunky chunky almond, Conrad, the most beautiful
baby in the whole world
My beautiful babies are no longer with me I didn't wipe their tears, they didn't sit on my knee They didn't see the sun, the stars or the moon They came all too quickly and were taken too soon Conrad, Michael and Emiliegrace Are up in the clouds, in a wide open space I look upon their life as a blessing I was given But God, I'm afraid, can never be forgiven Mother's Day Christmas and the New Year Will always be remembered with a little tear But never will I forget their beautiful eyes Their wonderful expressions, their smiles and their sighs Sleep well my loves, may peace surround your hearts May the love you have known be only ours Sleep well my babies for I may have lost you know But you will always be with me somewhere, somehow As Daddy and I grow old and grey We will never forget that wonderful day When a family of six we once became We will never forget you, even through the pain So sleep well, rest tight and be forever at peace The nursery is quiet and turn slowly the geese The toys lay still Triplet I, II and III Be forever in our hearts, be forever with me. Written by Mummy on the day of Conrads death March 9th 1997 Read at Emilegraces' funeral but adapted for the triplets - Author unknown:
A MOTHER In a baby's castle just beyond my eye, My babies play with angel toys that money can not buy Who am I to wish them back into this world of strife? No, play on my babies, you have eternal life When all around is silent and sleep forsakes my eyes, I'll hear their tiny footsteps come running at my side Their little hands caress me so tenderly and sweet, I'll breathe a prayer and close my eyes And embrace them in my sleep Now I have a treasure I rate above all other, I have known true glory I am still a mother ~written by Melissa Carter |
Home Town - Seria, United Kingdom
Bereavement guidelines for loss of a child:
If you think you are going insane, THAT'S NORMAL
If all you can do is cry, THAT'S NORMAL
If you have trouble with the most minor decisions, THAT'S NORMAL
If you can't taste your food or have any semblance of an appetite, THAT'S NORMAL
If you have feelings of rage, denial and depression, THAT'S NORMAL
If you find yourself enjoying a funny moment and immediately feeling guilty, THAT'S NORMAL
If your friends dwindle away and you feel like you have the plague, THAT'S NORMAL
If your blood boils and the hair in your nose curls when someone tells you
"It was God's will, THAT'S NORMAL
If you can't talk about it, but can smash dishes, shred old phone books or
kick the garbage can (preferably empty) down the lane, THAT'S NORMAL
If you can share your story, your feelings with an understanding listener???..
another bereaved parent, THAT'S A BEGINNING
If you can get a glimmer of your childs life rather than his/her death, THAT'S WONDERFUL
If you can remember your child with a smile, THAT'S HEALING
If you find your mirrors have become windows and you are able to reach out to
other bereaved parents, THAT'S GROWING
Conrad, Michael & Emiligrace's Memorial | Memorials | Compassionate Friends of Atlanta | Wall of Memory
