March 20, 2010 - Jayden's funeral

March 20, 2010 4:44pm 

(From CaringBridge Page)

We had Jayden's funeral & burial yesterday. The weather was nice & warm. The wind tried to cause problems during setup but it stopped by the time we started. Fr. Neil did a great job and it was very comforting.

Alicia is doing ok. The skills for working through grief learned at the Dougy Center years ago after her father's passing & the kindness of the nurses and doctors in letting her spend as much time with him as she wanted helped so much. The staff at Springer & Son Aloha Funeral Home also did a great job with their sensitivity & allowing her to have a private viewing.

Thank you for all those who could come (especially Aunt Kim who made the trek all the way from Seattle!) and the kindness, love & support of those who could not. Alicia & I hope that Jayden's legacy will be to remind us all to love each other every day as each day is precious & none of us are guaranteed tomorrow, as well as helping to make folks more aware of CDH.

I want to give an extra special thank you to those wanted to help with expenses, especially to the family in Arkansas. We haven't seen you in a long time but please know how much you are all still loved. We still hope to get out there in a year or two & we will give you all hugs in person. For now <<<HUGS>>>.