Saturday, May 23, 2009

Congratulations Tiffany! You made it!

Last night was the high school graduation ceremony for my daughter Tiffany from The Water Bottle.

Mere words can NOT express the joy and pride we feel at this moment.


If you don't know what a miracle this beautiful child is, let me tell you.

When she was born 3 months premature, she weighed 1 lb-11 1/2 oz and fought for her life. She was so small and so fragile I was afraid to even touch her. Her foot was the size of my thumb. I wasn't even sure if she would survive. But on Christmas day, when they wheeled me in to see her, I reached my hand in your "condo" as they called the incubator, and she grabbed my finger and held so tight, I looked at her head nurse Tracey, and said, "She's going to make it!" For four months she stayed in her condo with so many tubes, wires and needles everywhere and she fought so hard. She had angels all around, human and other worldly to help her fight and to keep us all strong for her. We continued to be in awe at this beautiful Christmas present God had given us. She never ceased to amazed us with all of her wonderful progress.
Now, 18 years later, it is unbelievable to me how someone who started life so tiny and fragile could grow up to be as amazing as she is.


She obsessed over school work to the point of giving herself stomach problems. But as she graduated with a 3.4 GPA we all watched in awe and amazement


as she walked across that stage, trying to keep her hat on


We are so very proud of you! NOW GO FIND A JOB!



19 comments:

ReformingGeek said...

Congrats and what a sweet story!

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Skylers Dad said...

How beautiful she is! Congrats to her and to her great mom, and Skyler says hi to a fellow premie!

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Jo said...

Congratulations!

blognut said...

Awww. Congratulations!

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dizz said...

Thanks RG.. she is truly a blessing

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dizz said...

Thank you Chris.. today's technology is just amazing! Tiff says "Hi Skyler"

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Joe said...

Congrats Tiffany.

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Mr Condescending said...

aw thats awesome!

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dizz said...

Your boys will be there before you know it too! I hope to see the pics.

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dizz said...

It's just so hard to believe ya know?

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dizz said...

Thanks Joe!

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dizz said...

awesome and depressing.. it means I am getting old

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Otin said...

What a moment of pride you must have felt!

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Ann said...

Congratulations, Patti. What a story. I can't imagine how vulnerable you must've felt in those first weeks.

What a happy day. You must feel beyond proud.

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dizz said...

Oh yes! I cried like a baby

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dizz said...

Thanks Ann. It was so heart wrenching to watch helplessly. But the other night made those memories banish to the back of my mind. Beyond proud... yes.. exactly

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Nena said...

Wonderful story. I just found your blog but from what I have read I think I will like it. :) I'm new to the blogging world. :)

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dizz said...

Thank you for stopping by! I love fresh new bloggers. I am glad you like what you se. I will be visiting you today as well!

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Nena said...

Thanks for visiting my blog/site and google friending me :) I am looking forward to this blogging thing.

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