| Wednesday June 30, 2004 It is with great sadness that we tell all of you Paige passed away this morning at 2:57 am. Last night the labored breathing continued to worsen, even though she was up wanting a glazed donut and Diet Dr. Pepper at 11 p.m. After she finished her snack the three of us went to bed. Around midnight her respirations were irregular and even more labored even though she was still arousable at this time. We were really uneasy about going to sleep, but decided we all needed some rest. Grandma felt the same uneasiness and decided to stay the night. At about 2:30 am, for whatever reason, Andy and I woke up at the same time. Paige's respirations had become more labored, yet she seemed pretty comfortable, almost peaceful in a way. We stayed awake just cuddling her and and telling her how much we loved her. I remember her looking over at me and I just smiled a little and told her everything was going to be OK. She was definitely aware that we were there. We decided to change her diaper before we went back to sleep and as Andy and I were doing this she just stopped breathing. I immediately picked her to hold her and Andy called for Grandma and Nana and Pop-pop. Paige was surrounded and being hugged by all of us when she passed away. We waited until around 5am to call hospice, so we were all able to spend some time with her. Even our dog Levi came and sat by us and I'm sure he could sense something was wrong. Since we had already decided against having the funeral home pick her up, with our parents we took Paige to the funeral home ourselves around 7:30am. After some rest we will meet with Swartz later this afternoon to finalize arrangements. I don't know what else to say, it just seems so surreal. Again, we thank all of you for your continued prayers. Love, Andy & Sandi |