February 2007 - Posts

• February 20th, 2007

  February 20th, 2007 Services: The family will receive friends 2-4 pm and 6-9 pm, Thursday, February 22, 2007 at the Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 AM, Friday at St. Helen Catholic Church in Vero Beach. Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Posted Feb 20 2007, 01:50 AM by admin with no comments

• Samantha Britton

  Samantha Marie Britton 10/09/1999 - 02/19/2007 Samantha earned her angel wings Monday morning in the presence of her mommy and daddy. She was an amazing little girl and we miss her so much. We love you sweet princess. Posted Feb 19 2007, 01:50 AM by admin with no comments

• Samantha Britton Memorial Fund

  Samantha Britton Memorial Fund Golf Outing (Sponsored by the Buonfiglio and Britton Families and Friends) April 16th, 2007 After a year long battle with a malignant brain tumor, Samantha was taken from us on February 19th. As hard as she fought and as hard as we sought a cure, there was no stopping the ravages of this deadly cancer. As we traveled around the U.S. seeking help at various hospitals and clinics, we were made aware of the high number of children afflicted with this deadly disease. We also realized that although Samantha was in a dire situation, she was far more fortunate than many other children we encountered. Samantha was more fortunate because, due to the kindness of others, including all of the participants of last year’s golf outing, Samantha received the best care possible and was able to be with her parents in her own home until the very end. Many children and their parents do not have the same resources available to them. While progress is being made in the treatment of these types of diseases, families need the means to seek the appropriate care to sustain life until a cure can be found. We have created the Samantha Britton Memorial Fund to help families in need of medical care for their children who do not have the resources and who might otherwise be turned away. Even though Samantha was very young, it was evident that she had a genuine caring for other people. We know that she would have wanted to give hope to other children when it seems that all hope has been lost and for that reason we have established this fund in Samantha’s name. Samantha Britton Memorial Fund Golf Outing April 16, 2007 Port Jefferson Country Club 44 Fairway Drive, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Tel: 631-285-1814 Shotgun start at 10:30 am SHARP - Scramble Format Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Cocktail Hour and Awards Dinner to follow Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, Longest Drives, Closest to the pin, Raffles and Silent Auction. $225 per person Dinner Only - $125 per person Hole Sponsorship: $500 Sole sponsorship of hole $100 Shared sponsorship of hole $750 Cocktail Hour Sponsor $750 Dinner Sponsor Please provide Logo to nbuonfiglio@newlinenoosh.com Donations of raffle prizes or items for the golfers' Goodie Bag will be greatly appreciated. Contact Louis LaVigna at lou@spotlightps.com, Jeff Lollo @ lu909@aol.com or Harvey Halperin at harvey.halperin@nlnglobal.com PLEASE SEE ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM Samantha Britton Memorial Fund Golf Outing Registration form Make Checks Payable to: "The Samantha Britton Memorial Fund" PLEASE COMPLETE AND MAIL THIS FORM WITH YOUR CHECK TO: The Samantha Britton Memorial Fund c/o Lollo 22A 15th Street Bayville, NY 11709 (Tax ID# is 20-4233699) Names: __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Phone number of one contact: _________________ Amount Paid Full Day with Golf: $_____________ Dinner Only: $____________ Hole Sponsorship: $________________ Cocktail Hour Sponsorship: $________________ Dinner Sponsorship: $_______________ Unable to attend this year but have enclosed my donation for: $__________ Please make copies of this registration form for additional groups THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE COURSE Posted Feb 19 2007, 12:00 AM by admin with no comments

• February 15, 2007

  February 15, 2007, Samantha continues to fight. She has had a lot of changes over the past few days. She has lost the ability to swallow. This of course changes so much for her. Besides not being able to eat or drink she can no longer take her seizure meds. Of course this through her little body into distress (she has been on those meds for over a year) and like most meds stopping them abruptly causes problems. We now have her on IV meds to control the seizures and relax her body. She was also having some wet breathing sounds, her lungs are still clear, it seems it was just in her throat due to the inability to swallow her saliva -- because of this onset her IV fluids have been discontinued as well. We have had her on and off oxygen due to her levels dropping. We have hospice nurses coming in at night now to help us through. We have been very fortunate to have such a great team of people helping us take care of her. Please continue to pray for Samantha and all of us as we continue to struggle through the days ahead. As always thank you for all your support, love, and prayers -- they all mean so much to us. With love, Audra, Kurt, Christopher, Samantha, & Jason. Posted Feb 15 2007, 01:50 AM by admin with no comments

• February 9, 2007

  February 9, 2007 Samantha continues to fight. I really don't know how she does it, she is so incredible. We have seen a steady decline in her over the past week but she is holding on. She can no longer speak to us at all, she seems to be losing the ability to eat and she is so weak. Her heart rate is fluctuating up and down, and her body temp seems to vary from one side to the other. Everything we get into her now has to be liquid and given through a syringe. She is sleeping about 20 or more hours a day. Amazingly when she does wake up she will give us an occasional smile or kiss. Our hearts are breaking every minute for our sweet princess and for all she has been through and continues to go through. This disease is so very ugly and relentless to say the least. We are holding on to our hope that Samantha will get her miracle and that God will heal her and keep her here with us. It is sometimes hard to keep that focus through all the hurt and anger that comes over us. Please continue to pray for healing for Samantha and for the strength we all need to get through what ever is ahead of us. Thank you all for your continued love, support, and prayers. With Hope, Audra, Kurt, Christopher, Samantha, & Jason. Posted Feb 09 2007, 01:50 AM by admin with no comments