Samantha Britton

Losing A Child

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:14:00 GMT

Please read this poem from another family who lost their child to cancer.

Silent Tears- Author Unknown

We go through life with a broken heart, though most days you will see us smile.
We get through those days knowing it is just one more, closer to seeing them again.

We still laugh, we still play with other children, ours or our friends’, and we still live,
Yet the spark in our eyes is gone, yet the joy inside has left.
Some days, we adventure out, some days we just don’t.
And sometime when we do, reality hits hard so we turn around and run back to safety.

We can be strong but mostly because we have no choice.
If asked how we are, we will usually say ok just so we can escape,
Escape more questions or unwanted advice about how it is time to move on,

We are afraid and we panic at the thought of forgetting a little more each day,
Their voice, their smell, and the way they kissed us, the way they felt in our arms,
How it sounded when they said our name and even their favorite food...

You might see us walking through graves at all hours of the day and night,
You might hear us talk to a picture on the wall, or a box setting on a shelf,
Remember to never question why we do this; it is not an easy thing

To go sit by our children's grave to share our day with them,
Or lay in their bed, reading their favorite book,
Knowing they will never be there again to turn the next page
Before we are done saying the last word.
See, we don't really want to go on without them, we just don't.

They are our hearts, our souls. They make the sunshine and the rain fall,
They send us snow kisses and flower petals in the wind,
They paint rainbows and sunsets, they bring us butterflies and lady bugs,
They always have, just now; they do it from Heaven...
Heaven is where our children had to go so they could be free...
But we are left behind...

And now we go through life with our broken hearts, though most days you will see us smile,
But remember next time when you see us smile as you go by your day,
Remember that at night, as you go to bed and close your eyes,
Silent tears roll down our cheeks as we cry ourselves to sleep one more time.

As our journey continues.....

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:46:00 GMT

Our hearts are heavy today as we enter another year without Samantha. On one hand it feels like just yesterday on the other it feels like forever....either way bottom line is we miss her terribly everyday in every thing we do. We are very fortunate to have had her in our lives and she was SO amazing but 7 years was no way long enough. We love you more with every breath we take Samantha and know that we will be together again one day ~ until then keep shining down on us Angel it gets us through our days. XOXO

On another note we are planning our 4th annual Samantha Britton Memorial Fund golf outing. It is going to be on Monday May 17th at the Brookville Country Club in Brookville, NY. For those of you that do not golf but would like to join us for cocktail hour & dinner we welcome you all as well, we always have a great variety of raffle prizes!!

Our events page will be updated within a few days with all the information about the outing along with a printable registration form. We hope to see you all there to help us in assisting the families in need. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for checking in.

With Love,

Audra, Kurt, Christopher, & Jason

Thank you ALL for your support

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:22:00 GMT

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ATTENDED THE 3RD ANNUAL SAMANTHA BRITTON MEMORIAL FUND GOLF OUTING ON MAY 11TH.

WE HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AND WE APPRECIATE THE SPECIAL EFFORT IN LIGHT OF THESE ECONOMIC TIMES. THE SUCCESS OF THIS FUND RAISER WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS HELPING FAMILIES SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS THEY EXPLORE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR'S OUTING HAS BEEN SET FOR MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010. PLEASE PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR

Samantha Britton Memorial Fund 3rd Annual Golf Outing

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:13:00 GMT

We will be hosting our 3rd Annual Memoral Fund Golf Outing on May 11th, in Brookville, NY. Please go to our events page for all the information and a downloadable registration form. We appreciate all your support the past few years and hope to see you again this year.

Angel

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:09:00 GMT

We miss you and love you very much Samantha.

Love,

Grandpa, Lori, Alec, Andrew and David