Well, here we are 2 1/2 weeks out from Caitlyn's passing and we are adjusting to our lives without her here. Things are quieter in the house, but we can still hear her periodically coming up with her witty comments. It seems odd without her here.
Bryanna(for those who don't know that is Caitlyn's younger sister) and I are doing some day trips and Jim and Dylan (Caitlyn's older brother) are back to work. I will be returning to work in a couple of weeks, after the kids are back to school and settled.
We are also gearing up to participating in a Relay for Life (a walk to raise money and awareness for cancer that takes place overnight) in Mildmay on Sept 12. Our friends and family are entering 3 teams in honour of Caitlyn. I will posting pictures of the night after it happens. Those who are interested in sponsoring, please contact me. It is a great fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Thanks for the ongoing moral support that everyone has been giving us as it has helped.
Thanks again
The Cobeans
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October 2007
Children with cancer are like candles in the wind who accept the possibility that they are in danger of being extinguished by a gust of wind from no where; and yet as they flicker and dance to remain alive, their brilliance challenges the darkness and dazzles those of us who watch their light.
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"A Time of Departing"
However painful it is to bid farewell to one who has died, once you have done so you can
begin a new relationship with them, one you can always cherish.
Once you release them from earthly time you can embrace them in eternity.
When you release them from the physical dimension, you can hold them close in a dimension no less real: the spiritual one.
Even though they no longer walk beside you, they will be even closer. They will be
within you.
And you will not forget them, because you cannot forget them. They will be as near to you as your own breathing, and as much a part of you as your own dreaming.
They will exist in you as love.
The above poem was given to me when my hospice client passed away last year. I'm a volunteer for Durham Hospice in Pickering. My client was a mother of 3 young children who also fought brain cancer. She was a person who continued to live her life with passion and determination, very much like Caitlyn did. I didn't know Caitlyn, but I admired her spirit and determination to continue living her life on her own terms. What a remarkable young girl to have touched so many lives at such a young age.
Kindest Regards to you and your family, Rona.
Beverley
Hey Cobean Family! Just checking to make sure all is well.
Take care,
So happy to see your still posting. Please keep updating. My thought and prayers are with your entire family. You've been so strong.
Thinking of you often...
I am the mother of a daughter with a rare cancer called olfactory neuroblastoma and I feel everything that you have felt and thought about. You never could imagine this happening to your child and then you realize what strength they have and that gives you strength. We had fundraisers for our family and we also realized what a great place we live in and what wonderful hearts people have. I share your sorrow but know that you will battle on in the name of your daughter. My prayers are with your family.
Sharon
I have been following Caitlyn's story off and on for the last year or so, but have been off line over the summer. I was very sad to see that Caitlyn passed away. From everything you shared on her blog, Caitlyn was a very strong young lady who will be missed. I just wanted to leave a note to thank you for sharing your family's story with us all.
I am so sorry for your loss. Based on what I have read, Caitlyn was a remarkable young woman!
Having just this year gone through my own battle with a serious head and neck cancer at 22, I understand exactly what your family and Caitlyn had to go through. It's never easy to find strength to keep the battle going, and I commend you all for being so very brave when faced with the very worst of news.
Caitlyn will continue to be an inspiration to many, as will you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Cobean Family,
I just finished reading about your wonderful daughter and her battle and your loss. I alway feel when I read a story about someone as amazing as your little girl, what a shame I didn't get a chance to meet her, she is quite inspiring..still. There is nothing I can say that will help with the hurt and loss, but I hope with so many people thinking of you and wishing you peace and healing that you will find yourself in a place one day where it's okay to feel joy again. My daughter plays hockey as well and I happen upon Caitlyn's story going through OWHA website. Caitlyn is somewhere very special now and one day she will be reunited with all who love her. May peace be with you,
Jenny
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