What a beautiful angel!! / Bev DeSarro (Mom to angel Amanda )
Just wanted to let you know you're in my thoughts. Your daughter is just beautiful. My daughter was killed at age 21 by an elderly lady who ran a redlight. The pain of losing her is unbearable most days. Your Site caught my eye because it was mentioned that your daughter stood up for what she believed in and seemed to always be happy and humorous. My daughter was very similar, always smiling and finding the humor in various situations. Wow I miss her laughter!! God bless you!
Missing her more and more / Caitlyn Hodge ("sister", friend )Read >>
Missing her more and more / Caitlyn Hodge ("sister", friend )
I just found this website for Steph today, and it made me laugh and cry. Almost every time I think about her I have this reaction. It's hard to think about Steph and our memories and not want to laugh, she just had that special effect on people. But these memories are also followed with a huge grief because I miss her so much. I have never stopped remembering her, and I cherish our memories together, but I miss her more and more as the years go by. Even after all this time apart I still find myself reaching for the phone to call her; there have been so many things I've wanted to share with her. However, I know that she is still here with me, in her own way, because there are times when I feel her presence, and she has visited me in my dreams. In these dreams she always asks me about what's been going on in my life, and I'm so happy to be able to see her and talk to her again. But it's horrible waking up because I know she's not here on earth with us anymore, and it's the worst kind of realization. My parents also have great memories of her, and have told me they find themselves thinking of her often. It's still hard to pass by your house and not stop in to see her. I think of her and your family every time, and find myself hoping that you are all doing okay. I just wanted to let you know that I still love Stephanie and keep her in my thoughts all the time. She will never be forgotten, or loved any less.
Unnecessary death / Kathy Cummings (visitor)
I am so sorry, I know your pain of losing Stephanie and she really didn't have to die. My heart goes out to you all. Reading her story brought back memories of my granddaughter, Arianna. She was born with a heart defect. She was born at Kaiser in CA. Arianna weighed 4 lbs. 8 oz. and was a full term baby. They sent her home anyways no matter she was underweight or was too tired to eat. My daughter had no pain medications to cause this, but the hospital was not alarmed. My daughter took Arianna for a routine 3 day check up and she told the doctor that she would not eat well and slept a lot. They told her that she needs to stimulate her and make her eat. My daughter persisted with some questions as to why is she sleeping through the exam, she acted as if she tired easy, a diaper change would tire her. So they decided to check her oxygen level and it was real low. Arianna also had blueish hands and feet but they said it was from being so little. Anyways, the low oxygen level gave the doctors little alarm. So they hooked her up to a heart monitor and said that monitor was broken cause her heart beats were so off beat, so they hooked her up to another one and thought wow that can't be? Another broken one? DUH!!! Kaiser than sent her to Children's Hosp. in Los Angeles, and they had their diagnosis. Transposition of the Greater Arteries. Her arteries were switched and on one side of her heart. She had 2 holes on top and bottom. Our little Arianna was dying in front of us. And Kaiser had no clue and was ready to send her home. Thanks to her mommy's persistance. She had open heart surgery through Children's hosp. which was successful. Kaiser felt enough was spent on her there so they made her go back to a Kaiser hosp. for recovery. I mean leaving a 10 star hosp. to a 3 star one and I mean what I say. At children's Hospital she had one nurse assigned to only her. At Kaiser she had one nurse assigned to her and 6 others critical babies. She fell through the cracks at Kaiser. She was sent home with out a holter monitor. How can a 5 week old tell you when things are not feeling well inside? She can't. At 6 weeks she went back for a followup after surgery and the doctor ask my daughter why the baby was there, why did she have surgery. What? We thought she was seeing a cardiologist not a regular doctor. So he said you can see the cardiologist in 2 weeks which proved to be too late for our little Arianna. Couldn't he have heard the swishing of her heart filling up with blood? Didn't he hear it?, Yes, but did nothing, said the cardiologist would take care of it and didn't see the need for any emergency. If it were his child would he have? Anyways, my daughter left with her baby and went home. One week later Arianna passed away. She looked like a normal plumped healthy baby, remember she was thin with skin wrinkles on her body the day before. My daughter was visiting relatives and was going home and put Arianna in her car seat gave her baby a kiss and told her she was pretty and little Arianna smiled at her and My mom said they both smiled at each other for the last time, she said the smiles took her breath away. While my daughter was heading on her 15 min. journey home Arianna was called home, alone in her car seat facing the back window. My daughter got out of the car and she felt strange, she took Arianna out of the car went in the house and was looking at how pretty her baby girl is, and thought to her self she looks pale. She asked her brother does she look pale to you, scared for his answer, he said no she looks blue. She took her limp body out of the car seat and they, her uncle and Arianna's mommy started to do CPR on Arianna, with the help of a 911 operator. Ambulance arrived they pronounce our precious baby girl gone, after trying for an hour to bring her back at a hospital.
I know I went on, but these mistakes are costing our children their lives and we miss them so much. Just to hear a laugh a cry to smell them to touch them to see their smile if just for one more time. Arianna was born May 20, 2005 and passed away July 7, 2005 and I still say this is so unfair. I am still mad. I still want to hold her. We had 7 weeks with her and her beauty as you had almost 18 years but the pain will stay with us forever. Sure it is easier to deal with but oh the longing hurts like nothing you can explain. Feel free to visit Arianna's site or email me so we could talk. Her site it Ariannabrooke.memory-of.com
Just know I am only an email away.
luvnhugs,
Kathy, Arianna's Nana Close
I came across Stephanie's page and I just wanted to let you know that I am sorry about your loss. What a beautiful girl and how lucky she was that she was loved so much by all of you. I just lost my niece Courtney (15) to an accident and I know that the two of them are now singing with the angels in heaven and watching over us.
Dear Parivar family / Bahareh Parivar
I felt so sorry when I visited this web site. She was so pretty & I'm sure stephanie lives in a better place and she is so happy now. If you come to my country Iran I will be so happy to visit you. Close
LOOSEING A CHILD / DAWN CHINO HILLS (PASSING BY )
I LOST MY ISAIAH 5 DAYS BEFORE HE TURNED 25. I BURIED HIM ON HIS 25th BIRTHDAY. I HAVE 4 OTHER KIDS BUT MY MINE IS ALWAYS ON HIM. JENARO ISAIAH OYARZABAL - HE CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY- I BELEIVE ALL OF US WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD TO THE GRAVE FEEL THE SAME. FROM A MOMMA- Close
All to familiar / Kari -. Mommy To Karsyn Brooke Read >>
All to familiar / Kari -. Mommy To Karsyn Brooke
Oh, how my heart goes out to you...and understands. I, too, lost my little angel to complications after an ASD closure and a mistake from several doctors that cost her her life. She actually had a 1% chance of death with her condition. I know your rage, your pain, your helplessness, your guilt...We are in the middle of a wrongful death suit over Karsyn's death and I haven't gone into much detail on her site because of it. Are you pursuing anything?
Please feel free to contact me whenever you need to vent, or anything. I haven't read one of these memorial sites that have hit as close to home as this one.
Karsyn's link is http://karsyn-altman.memory-of.com/
What a tragic loss / Christie
I saw your site and could not help but to be stunned by the beauty you had for almost 18 years. Our family lost it's own "Steph" as well and was loved and adored by many just as your daughter was. My heart goes out to your entire family.
Christie-Relative of http://stephanie-lynn.memory-of.com/ Close
To Stephanie.... / Carrie Webster ((Visitor))Read >>
To Stephanie.... / Carrie Webster ((Visitor))
I saw these horses and thought you would like it. Rest in Peace Stephanie. I lost my friend Adrianne in 2002 due to a car accident, I truely believe you are one of her many Angel Friends.
May She forever be near you / Misty Woodson (Visitor)Read >>
May She forever be near you / Misty Woodson (Visitor)
I was working on my brothers memorial and came across Stephanie's. She was absolutely beautiful. I wanted to pay a tribute to her as well as say that I had a great friend from Plano that died in a plane crash there several years ago. His name was Martin Wright and he owned the NAPA auto parts store in Plano. At any rate I would consider it a great honor to have your daughter, sister, granddaughter, etc. to be another one of my guardian angels. God bless you all. Close
TRULY A SPECIAL ANGEL... / MARIA "T's Ba" MOLINA (VISITOR)Read >>
TRULY A SPECIAL ANGEL... / MARIA "T's Ba" MOLINA (VISITOR)
SANDY AND FAMILY: PLEASE KNOW I WILL HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER IN MY PRAYER'S FOR EVER. I FEEL CONNECTED TO YOU SANDY YOU KNOW WHY.. PLEASE KNOW THAT IF YOU NEED ME I WILL BE HERE FOR YOU. I NEVER KNEW HER BUT YOU ALWAY'S KNOW A CHILD'S UP BRINGING THRU THE PARENT'S. AND SANDY YOU ARE SO SWEET.. I NOW BELIEVE THEY ARE IN HEAVAN WAITING FOR ONE DAY TO LINK THE CHAIN AGAIN ONE BY ONE AS THE LORD CALLS US HOME.... LOVE MARIA
precious beautiful angel / Kathy Laframboise Aunt Of Morgan Piatt (angel family )
STEPHANIE ^I^ send mom extra hugs and kisses this week end- her heart is like a fountain that over flows with love for you day and night. happy mothers day for you and your precious mom. xoxoxoxoxoxomorgan piatt- aunt kathy Close
beautiful angel / Kathy Laframboise Aunt Of Morgan Piatt (another angel family )
stephanie ^S^ beautiful angel --never to be for gotten. you are so loved and missed--so many why's ---never an answer----dance with our morgan--xoxoyou left foot prints with in many heartsxoxo morgans aunt kathy Close
we know how much you love and miss this beautiful angel / Kathy Laframboise (another grieving easterangel family )Read >>
we know how much you love and miss this beautiful angel / Kathy Laframboise (another grieving easterangel family )
stephanie ^I^ oh oh how sorry i am when i read what doctors did to you---i hope they can not get a good night sleep ever---i always ask my self what would those doctors have done if this was their child----we lost our morgan to a drinking negligant driver---she was a passenger in his truck- he had been drinking and was speeding--he was asked by both back seat passengers to please slow down he choose to ignore them---they then informed him he had just passed a stop sign ahead --sign---he still ignored them---he want from a a country road onto a state route and hit another vehicle---going up over that car---he sheared a passenger head--and ejected my our morgan out the back window of his truck---he refused a drug alcohol test---and state law they are to lose license---he did not and he is still out in bars drinking ( he is 23 the other passengers were only 19) bought a brand new truck our morgan was the only one in the truck that was not drinking his attorney was on the phone and they knew if they could pass 2 /12 hours before getting the warrant(his attorney and the first judge were friends, and prosecutor all were friends with his family) rich boy who cares less for others lives,,,if they passed the 2 1/2 hour time frame they could surpress tehevidence in the court room---so get this they waited 2 1/2 hours -- left her lay daed---then came to tell us,,,after that time frame passed...he to this day has not had one day in jail and he killed two peole---i know how hurt you are-- we are on this journey together---stephanie ,paint your family a picture of your love and send it to them at easter--you are so so loved precious angel.dance with our morgan and color eggs for all the baby angels---xoxoxo morgans aunt kathy Close
i know how much they miss you- i miss morgan too / Ron Piatt (another hurting parent )Read >>
i know how much they miss you- i miss morgan too / Ron Piatt (another hurting parent )
stephanie- ^I^ so beautiful- we had to take a second look at the texas picture of you---so much similarities to my morgan----i want to say to you and your family i am so so sorry- i know how much you are loved and missed- no words can take away the pain and hurt- i lost my morgan on 10-8-05 and my life is devistated- never to be the same- ---our angels have climbed to the top of a topless TOWER and there are no stairs back down to us, we will light candles in their precious memories, we know the only way to our angels is our final flight past this world we still live in. some day i will meet your precious stephanie. never will she ever be for gotten- never will the pain of their absence leave our hearts.you live in their hearts for ever- xoxox from a hurting father- morgans dad ron- Close
stephanie ^I^ i know how hard it will be for your family getting through this easter season. just to much empty, just keep dancing precious angel- have some fun coloring eggs with all the angels up there---you will never be for gotten. xoxohappy easter - from morgans aunt kathy
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