Sherry Samadani

The Gift (a poem from a donor recipient to his/her donor)

My past has brought me to you.
Your future will bring you to me.
One of the hardest things for me to handle,
Is not knowing just who you'll be.

Your family has loved you.
My family will
One thing I can promise you,
Is that I will cherish you until...

Your gift to me is a special one.
My gift to you will be
To take care of your gift until I am done.
I wish we could have met in a different way.

But meeting you now, I must say,
Has given me a second chance at life.

So, my new friend,
You have left your family behind.
But your gift will allow me
More years with mine.

God has always loved us all.
And you're with Him now.
So save me a place
among the moon and the stars
for when I get the call.
And one day when we meet
for a second time,
A heavenly hug will be a gift of mine.

-- Chuck Campbell (double lung recipient)

Love you Mama (thinking about you always)

In loving memory of my beautiful mother who became an angel one year ago! I miss you so much mommy. You are always in my prayers and I know your watching us from heaven and smiling and giving us peace and tranquility in these toughest times without you by our side. You were such a righteous women and mother. You only wanted the best for your family. I hope we are doing you proud.  Peace be with you Mama.
Here's a pic of me and the kids over this crazy winter snow storm we had. I know you were laughing at us all, trying to dig out of the snow and smiling at your grandkids playing in the snow...do you like the snow angels we made and the "I heart you" Makenna and I created in the snow for you? Love you.
God I miss your eyes, your wonderful mommy smell, your laughter, your hugs and your sweet voice! I cherish you mom now and always. "Love you up to the sky and all around the world...too much"
Happy Valentine's Day!
Michelle ~

My B-E-A-UTIFUL Angel in Heaven,

I miss you so much mommy jon. I can't believe that I am here sitting at a computer writing memories of you.  It hurts so bad without you. I have so many amazing memories of you.  I was your last baby and I was so fortunate to spend the most time with you over the last few years.  I will cherish those days and thank God everyday for blessing me as your baby girl. 

I know everyone thinks they have the best mommy in the world, but that title was only deserving for you.  You did everything for each and every one of us.  You sacrificed your own desires to make sure your family had everything they wanted.  I promise mommy to strive everyday to be a better person in your memory and in your honor. 

You gave the best hugs in the world.  No matter what was going on bad in the world, getting your mommy hugs would make it all disappear.  You had a way of always making everything right, even if you didn't do anything but hug me. 

I remember coming home from Michelle's house a few months ago and we were on the greenway.  You were driving, I was in the passenger seat and daddy was laying down in the back and we were calling the boys on your bluetooth.  We kept saying "Is this the party to whom I'm calling??  Is this the party to whom I am connected."  We kept saying it over and over again and laughed so hard we were crying.  Daddy was in the back seat laughing at us and the boys were getting so mad on the phone because they had no idea what we were talking about. I never laughed so hard in my entire life and you were laughing so hard you almost had to pull over.  I think the boys hung up on us and we called back and just started saying it again!!! That was the best laugh I have ever had in my entire life and it was with you.  I will forever be greatful that I shared it with you.  I remember you saying you used to watch that show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" with your mom and you were teaching me the funny lines from the show!! I loved your laugh mommy, it was so infectous.

You are my best friend mommy.  We had finally got to a point where you were my mommy and my best friend.  I loved coming over after work and having dinner and watching T.V. with you.  Jepordy will never be the same without you.  "I have no idea how that came out of my mouth!!!" HAHA.  I would get so mad when it was teen tournements because I would have a better chance of answering them but you would still blurt it out before me.  Daddy loved watching us play against eachother, although I'm not quite sure if i was any competition!!

I loved that we had work in common.  It was so awsome calling eachother everyday at work and bouncing ideas off of one another.  We would chat for hours about the things that came up throughout the day.  I loved walking in your footsteps.  I thought it was so cool how you got to work with your mom when you were younger and I am able to say the same now! I loved working with you and in the same field as you.  You inspire me and will for the rest of my life.

Our family has only gotten closer since you went back to Heaven mommy.  We are taking care of one another and all of us are taking care of daddy.  He misses you so much mommy. I know you are smiling down on us, so proud of what you left behind on earth.  I promise to live everyday in the path of God and in the path that you walked because my ultimate goal is to be reunited with you in the Heaven's of God.

I miss your voice, your gorgeous eyes, your beautiful smile that would light up any room.  I miss smacking your butt and you running around the room begging Michelle and I to stop it!! We do it to eachother now (now I realize why you would get so frusterated!! haha).  I miss your mommy hugs, your big kisses, your back scratches.  I miss kissing you all over and telling you how beautiful you were and you pushing me off of you!! I miss your smell and your little fat toes(your feet were smaller than mine but I would never admit that to you!!).  I miss pushing your nose down and you always pushing it up and you said that is why you never got a droopy nose because you always pushed it back up!! I miss your stories and how you never missed a detail.  I miss watching you get ready in the morning and bothering you to hurry up! I miss just coming over and having our lazy days where we would watch movies all day and never get ready.  I just miss you so much, every part of you, every second your gone, I miss you and my heart aches for you. 

I know you are in the most amazing place.  You are with God in Heaven and with your beautiful mommy.  Get the house ready for us mommy.  We will inshallah meet you again in Heaven and live togehter for eternity.  I am blessed to call you my mother and honored to call you my best friend.

Until we meet again...

I love you up to the sky and all around the world...and all the way up to Heaven and God.

I love you forever,

Your Baby Girl

Nana

iTS ONLY BEEN A WHILE SENCE YOU LEFT US BUT YOUR MEMORY IS SO STRONG IN MY HEAD YOU ARE THE ONLY THING I THINK ABOUT.  i NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO GO I THOUGHT I WOULD BE, ONLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I COULD GO THROUGH THE PAIN OF LOOSING ANY OF MY SISTERS.  BUT GOD IS IN CHARGE OF THIS AND I PUT MY LIFE IN HIS HANDS.  SO I'M LEFT HERE ON EARTH WITHOUT YOU BEARING THE PAIN OF LOOSING YOU.  yOU WERE VERY SPECIAL IN MY LIFE BEING THE OLDEST SISTER WHICH YOU HATED TO BE CALLED . I WAS ALWAYS VERY PROUD OF YOU.  I COULD GET MAD AT YOU ALSO BUT IT NEVER LASTED WE ALL WAYS MADE UP I GUESS BETWEEN US BOTH WE SHARED EVERY EMOTION THERE IS EXCEPT THIS ONE IN MY HEART BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE IN HEAVEN AND GOD SAYS THERE IS NO SADNESS IN HEAVEN.  I MISS YOU SISTER OF MINE I NEVER NEW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD BE UNTIL YOU WERE GONE.  SO I WANT TO MAKE A PROMISE TO YOU THAT THE REST OF MY LIFE I WILL BE THE BEST I CAN BE AND ONE DAY WILL BE WITH YOU AGAIN FOREVER.  I KNOW THERE ARE NO TEARS IN HEAVEN WELL I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE PLENTY DOWN HERE EVERYTIME I THINK OF YOU I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH MAY GOD KEEP YOU WARM IN HIS ARMS FOR ETERNITY.  YOU WILL BE IN MY HEART FOR EVERY TERRY SUE

Every day I go on this web site and want to tell everyone all the memories I have of you.  There are so many of them I can't seem to get them all down but I am just blessed that God has given me my memory so I still have them.  We''ve been through so much when we were young.  I think one of the best memories I have with you was when we flew from Florida to Maryland to be with our mother who flew back several months before and we stayed to finish out the school year.  Now its no secret that you were the oldest sister and always took charge when we were on our own well this time it was no different.  We were on the plane for the first time for the both of us and the stewardes were watching over us.  They gave us peanuts and even a little pack of cigarettes I think they were 4 in a pack and we both got one.  Anyway when it came to getting something to eat the stewardes ask us to choose between two items and you looked at her and told her we were not hungry.  I looked at you and thought are you were crazy we haven't eaten in 4 hours sence breakfast and I was hungry a bag of peanuts was not getting it done.  Anyway when she left you told me we didn't have any money.  So I sat there and smelled all the lunches being passed out and was fit to be tied because I didn't understant why Muzzie and Jake would send us up on this big plane without any money to but lunch.  Well we finally landed and got to see our Mother and Uncle Galen who came to pick us up and the first thing our mother asked us was how was the flight and what did we have for lunch?  And Sherry told her we didn't have any lunch because we didn't have any money, and our mother told us it was free, I took one look at Sherry and told her see you don't know everything.  Our mother just laughed and said don't worry we have plenty of food at home. 

I have been going over in my mind about so many memories that I have of Sherry that I probably will be back to write more but it still hurts in my heart that she is gone and I keep tearing up to much I loved her so very much and will miss her everyday.  I know she is up in heaven with our mother now and thats what counts.  And I also know I will be joining them some day when God says its time.  Down here on earth it might be a thousands years can go by but in heaven thoes thousand years could only be one day.  See you one day soon. Your loving sister Terry Sue

Within tears, find a hidden laughter; seek treasure amid ruins, sincere one. - Mathnawi [VI, 1586]

Tenderly may God's love heal your sorrow.  Gently may the prayers of friends ease your hurting.  Softly may God's peace replace your heartache with warm and loving memories.

 

Remember, even though every day is one day further from the last day you saw your loved one, it's one day closer to the next time you will.

Sometimes in order to help He makes us cry.
Happy the eye that sheds tears for His sake.
Fortunate the heart that burns for His sake.
Laughter always follows tears.
Blessed are those who understand.
Life blossoms wherever water flows.
Where tears are shed divine mercy is shown.

-Rumi, "Mathnawi"

From "The Bounty of Allah"

True ecstasy is passive: it overwhelms the heart without any intention or deliberate effort. It is the fruit of spiritual devotion and worship. The deeper is your devotion to God, and the more intense is your worship, the more likely you are to receive ecstasy from God. In a state of ecstasy the heart is lost to God.

-Qushayri, "Risalah"

Why should I grieve because of a thorn? Once it had made laughter known to me. Whatever you lost through the stroke of destiny, know it was to save you from adversity. One small affliction keeps off greater afflictions; one small loss prevents greater losses.

-Rumi, "Mathnawi"

From "The Bounty of Allah,"