St. Louis Childrens Hospital - "Front Line For Hope"

St. Louis Childrens Hospital, all I can say is they are amazing for what they did for our son and all of the other children that they have helped. Even though they were limited on what they could do for our son I believe that they are the reason we had Hunter for (17 months) amazing, scary, and made us who we are today! But would do it all over again in a heartbeat. See the link below about this new series on this "Amazing Hospital" that we are so lucky to have near us. Even though this is not national yet as seen below it will be.

http://origin.ksdk.com/life/programming/frontline_for_hope/default.aspx

"The Front Line for Hope,"will run in half-hour weekly episodes Saturday nights at 6:30 p.m. beginning March 16th on KSDK NewsChannel 5. The series follows several patients, families and the hospital staff throughout their personal hospital journeys. The entire series was shot and produced locally as a co-production between St. Louis-based Coolfire Media and Coolfire Originals, which currently has six shows in production on television networks including Oprah’s OWN, the Discovery Channel and NickMom.

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As for Nick and I we are still very close and very much in love with one another. Still missing Hunter more and more. Some people say time heals??? Huh? Not to sure about that one... He is in our hearts.

Now on that note we will leave you with the Sweetest Smile!

Missing Him

Hunters 3rd Birthday is coming up in a few weeks, hard to believe! Our hearts have been so heavy with grief. Missing him with all of our hearts. Nick and I will stay strong as we can be but when it hits it hits hard (the void in our life that won't ever be filled).

- Samantha

Long time no post!

Sorry I have not posted in a long time. Sometime it's hard to come to the blog and not post about Hunter and how he is doing...
Nick and I have been pretty much staying busy, it seems that is what keeps up going or sane. But there has not been a day that has gone by without us thinking about him, shedding tears over missing him and wanting him back so bad!
Then we have to pick ourselves back up and keep going! This is definitely not easy, but again we keep reminding ourselves that we were blessed to have him as long as we did and that he made us the people we are today because of him!!!
Hunter has made us stronger people, we have more patience, more love, he made our marriage stronger & I also feel that he touched more lives then I ever could in my lifetime.
He is my guardian angel that I miss dearly.
This journey was something that I would have never expected and I am glad that it happened to us he was and is "perfect for us"!
Last week I made a "Story Book of Hunter" to show a little bit of of Journey with Hunter and it turned out perfect, love it! I wanted to do this so when and if we ever have children again we can show them and to show my nieces and nephews. My sister is pregnant with her 1st, it's a boy. So I will show him his sweet cousin when he gets here.
I hope everyone is doing well? Hopefully the next time I post it will not have such a big gap, I am coming around. I think?

This pic. below was taken by me and I did not know he was smiling till I looked at the photo, what a stinker!

XOXO,
Samantha

Hunter 2 days before he got his Wings...

Gosh do we miss him here with us! But we know he is perfect and we will see him again sometime... I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

XOXO,
Samantha

Cutest skunk ever!

 Hunter from his 1st and only Halloween with us. We miss you little man...

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween!

Isaacson's

Had to share these...

Daddy, Mommy & Hunter's hands



Mommy & her "sunshine"




Papa holding "baby bear"




Grandma Isaacson, mooching on him...




Daddy holding his "Big man"



Hunter opening his gift at his 1st birthday party

Meemaw & the best baby ever!

We miss you little man!!!!

slide shows

Here are three slide shows of pictures that were shown at his viewing and funeral thought that we would share.


http://animoto.com/play/By9Kabgu062bPDw9VgC1JQ

http://animoto.com/play/STSufr4yf9SlxNpsxqkoWw

http://animoto.com/play/WyXHv6z7LOv2iwecIYkpWQ

Nick and I are hanging in there but I will have to stay this is going to be a long road that we will travel together. I seen a road sign over the weekend that said "Holland" and I said to Nick I wish that we were back in Holland again. We are missing him, no matter what it took to take care of him it did not matter to us as long as he was still here we would do it all over again. Nick and I still catch our selves thinking the way we did before, like when I go to the store I will catch myself thinking was there some thing I needed to get for Hunter? Or on my way home do I need to run to the pharmacy for more meds? Or we look at the clock for Hunter's med time or feeding time. Nick catches himself reaching back in his truck to check on Hunter and then it hits him like a ton of bricks he's not there...I went to a store the other day and was checking out and the lady asked me if I had any kids (I know she did not know?) but it still made my heart drop to the bottom of my stomach, that my son is no longer with us. We are hurting, but taking it one day at a time and trying to stay busy.

One day at a time...Enjoy the slide-shows.

Love,
The Isaacson's