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~ cindy hogue ~
Cindy with husband Denny
Cindy and I first started to get to know each other through the 'Potters Syndrome Forum Support Group', (an online group for families struggling to cope after the 'loss' of their little babies from 'Potters Syndrome'), and through the websites that we each had in Memory of our Precious Angels... Cindy lives in 'Ohio' in the U.S.A and has been an inspiration to us here in England throughout the past 15 months since we lost our first born angel ~ 'Jack' ~ to Potters Syndrome and now the 'loss' of our new baby 'Samuel' to the same disease... Since then we have become so very close, although the distance saddens me so very much... Cindy has played a major part in our lives since losing our 'two little baby boys', and it has been her strength and love that has helped us through our everyday uphill struggle...
Cindy is married to Denny and mum to 'Todd' and a Very Special Grandma to her First~Born, sweet Heavenly angel Grand~Daughter, 'Makayla Zayne'... Makayla was born on February 17th 1996 at 10.30am, yet heartbreakingly, Makayla had 'Potters Syndrome' too, and left for Heaven on the 18th February 1996 at 7.06pm... Cindy knows the pain of 'losing' a Grandchild to this devastating disease and also feeling the pain that her son Todd was experiencing, 'Makaylas Daddy'... Makayla is such a beautiful angel, and it is through our 'angels' very short time here on Earth, that has bought Cindy and I together, but I so dearly wish that we could have met under completely different circumstances...
angel makayla zayne hogue
Daddy with Makayla! Makayla's tiny fingers curled so lovingly around 'Todd's ~ Such a beautiful photo ~ yet with such sadness.
Cindy was one of the first people I told our news to when we were expecting our 4th baby... When we told her the results of our devastating scan results, 'she was our strength' from that day onwards... Cindy sent a parcel through the post to us here in England, shortly before our angel Samuel was due to be born... There were so many gifts and also some photographs that we treasure dearly... In the parcel was a card and a gift, which Cindy had asked us not to open until our 'labour day'... When our labour day came, we called Cindy (it was early hours of the morning there) and told her that our baby was going to be born that day, and that we would call again when our baby was born... Andrew and I knew it was time then that we could open Cindy's gifts... There was a 'candle' and a 'handwritten card' that Cindy had wrote some very special words in... So special, that as we were reading, a lump was in our throats and our tears just fell... We 'lit' Cindy's candle and placed it close by our bed, right next to where we were going to deliver our baby and it flickered throughout the birth of our Samuel... Cindy's card was also by our side.. We also had a song playing in the background that Cindy had sent us, it was by 'Diamond Rio' and called 'One More Day'... This song had such an impact on us, that we also had it played at our Samuels Funeral...
Cindy has not only been a tower of strength to Andrew and myself, but also to many other 'parents', 'grandparents' and other members on the 'Potters Syndrome Forum online Support Group', who have had to endure the pain and heartache of losing a precious little baby... Cindy is an inspiration to myself and my family here in England... Her 'phone calls', her 'emails' and her 'prayers' have been a tremendous source of strength in our long 'road~to~recovery' these past 15 months... Cindy, for being 'you'... 'THANK YOU'! Cindy with beautiful angel Makayla
To end on, I would like to include some poetry, taken from a 'Calendar' that Cindy sent to us, titled... 'Rare people create wonderful friendships' I would like to share with you the Months since we have had this beautiful gift.....
'February' There are few people in this world who are so caring ~ Andrea L. Hines
'MARCH' I have always seen my life as a journey on a road to tomorrow.
'April' There are so many things to do each day,
Lastly, I would like to dedicate the poem for 'July' to Cindy... As we walk our path of life,
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