Our Little Angel of Adrenal Cortical Cancer

legaljen1969

As "life goes on" please take a moment to read this message. Riley's mother has a birthday coming up and her older sister does as well.

Perhaps if you could send a card to either, as requested by Riley's Mimi- it might bring a smile on a day of very tearful "firsts" after the passing of Riley.

Team Riley Faith

Olivia is Riley’s older sister. Her birthday is August 27. She is turning eleven. I’m looking for volunteers to send Olivia birthday cards.

Olivia Hope

PO Box 121

Reidville, SC 29375

Her birthday will be filled with a mixture of several thoughts, feelings and emotions. It’s hard for adults to accept and process that Riley isn’t coming back, but it’s even harder for children. The night Riley passed Olivia cried and she said, “I lost my best friend”.

Rachael (Riley’s Mama) birthday is August 15. Can y’all please say some extra prayers for Rachael on her birthday?

When Rachael was pregnant with Riley we found out it was a girl. I remember thinking forever friends and sisters. Olivia and Riley the first two born, and the closest in age. Now there is a big gap. There is a hole in our family, and a hole in our hearts.

Next week Olivia starts school. She will be in sixth grade. On Tuesday she will walk into school alone without Riley. Olivia is determined to remember and represent Riley at school. Olivia loves Stitch and Riley loved sloths. Olivia said she is going to switch between a Stitch backpack and a sloth backpack. She is going to rotate every day.

Olivia has a new emotional support animal named Toothpick. Olivia volunteered at a petting zoo the day before Riley passed. She brought home a hedgehog

for the night. The plan was to keep him just one night, because Olivia was going to help the petting zoo the next day. Riley declined a lot over night. Her parents kept Olivia home, and the hedgehog stayed with her. Olivia and the hedgehog spent many hours together that day.

Toothpick the hedgehog is now Olivia’s emotional support hedgehog. He goes everywhere with her. She carries him in a sling type bag. He went to Riley’s viewing and service. He even went to meet the teacher last week.

I’m thankful for Olivia’s new emotional support hedgehog

named Toothpick.

#hedgehog #toothpick #6grade