Dicentra
Verified Insider - Stephanie Warner case
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- Oct 1, 2013
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My heart is filled with gratitude for ROMA and for her help in keeping this story alive!
I am grateful that this community of Websluthers is keeping Stephanie in the light!
I am grateful that my son and my Mom are weathering our great loss with your support.
Last year, my Mom was very ill. Sissy and I planted all sorts of flowers outside her window. Stephanie was always so thoughtful... Right after she helped me plant the bulbs and flowers, she bustled into Mama's room to give it a "fresh new look." She redecorated Mama's room so that it was more "User friendly" for an older (80-year-old) woman.
Several weeks ago, I was clearing out some items from Mama's closet to make space for summer clothes. We came across a gift bag filled with treasures. I asked Mom where it came from, and she said she didn't know. It was a gift bag from our darling Stephanie! She'd left it there to be found at some later date, a little surprise that said "I love you, Mama." There it was, on the little card attached to the gift bag. We both immediately started crying, but they weren't the same heart-searing tears we shed when she was first taken from us. We sat on the bed together and took out the goodies nestled in pink tissue paper that had sparkles in it. We found a back massager, some candy, hand cream, fancy nail files, some butterfly stationary and... a little porcelain figurine of an ANGEL! The most important "gift" that bag contained, was the little card attached to the gift bag. It was her love-note to Mama. Mama carefully put the note in her top drawer. Yesterday I saw her take it out and kiss it, hold it to her cheek and carefully place it back in it's place in her drawer. She noticed that I was there and said, "Oh Honey, I miss her so much!" I didn't want to disturb her moment, but I am grateful that I got to see it.
Even though we experienced a very cold winter, ALL of the bulbs we planted last year came back! I know this doesn't sound like much of a miracle, but if you saw the general plant damage the freezing weather brought to our valley, you'd be impressed by our flower garden. Butterflies visit daily. I believe that finding that bag and those "miracle flowers" are Sissy. I believe she is letting us know that this life is not the end. I believe it is our dear little Stephanie saying "Hello, I love you, I will always be with you."
I am grateful that this community of Websluthers is keeping Stephanie in the light!
I am grateful that my son and my Mom are weathering our great loss with your support.
Last year, my Mom was very ill. Sissy and I planted all sorts of flowers outside her window. Stephanie was always so thoughtful... Right after she helped me plant the bulbs and flowers, she bustled into Mama's room to give it a "fresh new look." She redecorated Mama's room so that it was more "User friendly" for an older (80-year-old) woman.
Several weeks ago, I was clearing out some items from Mama's closet to make space for summer clothes. We came across a gift bag filled with treasures. I asked Mom where it came from, and she said she didn't know. It was a gift bag from our darling Stephanie! She'd left it there to be found at some later date, a little surprise that said "I love you, Mama." There it was, on the little card attached to the gift bag. We both immediately started crying, but they weren't the same heart-searing tears we shed when she was first taken from us. We sat on the bed together and took out the goodies nestled in pink tissue paper that had sparkles in it. We found a back massager, some candy, hand cream, fancy nail files, some butterfly stationary and... a little porcelain figurine of an ANGEL! The most important "gift" that bag contained, was the little card attached to the gift bag. It was her love-note to Mama. Mama carefully put the note in her top drawer. Yesterday I saw her take it out and kiss it, hold it to her cheek and carefully place it back in it's place in her drawer. She noticed that I was there and said, "Oh Honey, I miss her so much!" I didn't want to disturb her moment, but I am grateful that I got to see it.
Even though we experienced a very cold winter, ALL of the bulbs we planted last year came back! I know this doesn't sound like much of a miracle, but if you saw the general plant damage the freezing weather brought to our valley, you'd be impressed by our flower garden. Butterflies visit daily. I believe that finding that bag and those "miracle flowers" are Sissy. I believe she is letting us know that this life is not the end. I believe it is our dear little Stephanie saying "Hello, I love you, I will always be with you."