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Topic: The quarterback and his girl |
The quarterback and his girl
ESPN, by Mark Schlabach
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Posted By:starbaby, 1/4/2013 6:58:54 PM
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| MIAMI -- Around 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 3, 2012, DeAndra Chapman wrote the following message on a CaringBridge page, a website that was providing family and friends with updates on the condition of her ailing 3-year-old daughter: It is with an overwhelmingly heavy heart that I type this status. Today, after a seizure, Starla left us. And after two minutes of chest compressions she was revived. We later found that another ECHO showed even more decreased heart function than before. She is now on life support and we need a miracle!!!!!!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
killerbee, 1/4/2013 7:08:49 PM (No. 9099130)
Well that makes me cry. What a sweet, poignant story.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
SteelTurman, 1/4/2013 7:13:56 PM (No. 9099139)
That is a must read for the weekend if I saw one.
What a beautiful story.
And in obama´s divided world, no less.
Thank you, OP.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
horacer, 1/4/2013 7:17:38 PM (No. 9099150)
What a beautiful story. People can just be so incredibly loving and kind.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Linder, 1/4/2013 7:28:43 PM (No. 9099166)
Oh my! Lovely story and we need one these days.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
mominNoCA, 1/4/2013 7:31:47 PM (No. 9099171)
FTA:
On the night Starla was diagnosed with leukemia in September 2011, and the day before she would begin grueling chemotherapy treatments, the little girl told her noticeably concerned parents, "Just trust."
Wow.
Many Catholics pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, a devotional centered around the words: Jesus, I trust in you. This little girl understood this concept of deep faith at only three years of age! What a miraculous story! I will certainly pray for her, and I hope many more do. I will remember her words when I think of her: Just trust.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee, 1/4/2013 7:40:16 PM (No. 9099179)
Beautiful story. Precious little girl.
"Just trust", from the heart and lips of that baby to comfort her parents made me cry.
Thanks for the story, OP. It is a blessing for all who read it.
God bless her and her family, and all those whose stories we will never hear.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
TheMom, 1/4/2013 7:41:12 PM (No. 9099181)
How sweet and uplifting. God bless and keep them all! This house will be watching on Monday night too.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
NancyD, 1/4/2013 7:57:22 PM (No. 9099200)
Lovely story. I´m so glad the little girl has survived and that she has a friend for life!
But still... Go Irish!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
JHSMom02, 1/4/2013 8:03:17 PM (No. 9099202)
Beautiful story of faith and friendship. #8, I totally understand. This LSU fan is torn between cheering the Irish on and cheering for the SEC champs. Nay...go Irish.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
mominNoCA, 1/4/2013 8:09:29 PM (No. 9099204)
BTW, I´m cheering for Notre Dame, too. I have roots and family in Indiana, and I´ve been a fan of the Irish pretty much since birth.
Still, I love this story!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
thelmalou, 1/4/2013 8:14:49 PM (No. 9099209)
What a precious story. And not because I´m pulling for Alabama. ;)
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
cgood, 1/4/2013 8:34:58 PM (No. 9099232)
Nice story. It´s good to climb out of the political gutter sometimes.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
bogeegolf, 1/4/2013 9:09:21 PM (No. 9099276)
Thanks for posting. I needed that.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Lala, 1/4/2013 10:12:34 PM (No. 9099352)
Lovely story. QB sounds like he comes from a gracious, loving Christian family. So, how long before the media starts trashing him like they did with Tebow? I feel better about cheering for Alabama Monday (sorry ND fans, I´m a Buckeye and would like to see OSU be the only undefeated team).
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
nina584, 1/4/2013 11:19:35 PM (No. 9099434)
ROLL TIDE ROLL.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
ColonialAmerican1623, 1/4/2013 11:37:19 PM (No. 9099446)
G-d bless her. That three year old has had more life experience than some seniors.
Why aren´t the billions wasted on a never ending war used for medical research instead ?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Gale, 1/5/2013 12:46:44 AM (No. 9099487)
Lovely story, all the best to Starla and family.
Still, Monday night,gotta go with the SEC. In that pitched battle, Roll Tide.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
flowerladytoo, 1/5/2013 2:27:58 AM (No. 9099562)
I´ve been following Starla´s story for over a year. I remember the horror I felt when I read that update on Jan 3, 2011.. and the weeks of echocardiograms that showed her heart function very slowly but consistently returning, against all odds and could only be classed as a miracle. AJ has been wonderful to this little girl, and another one, Emma Perkins, who is treated at the same hospital for a different form of Leukemia, and is now, also, in remission. God Bless AJ. And no matter what the future holds I will always be in awe of this little one´s miraculous recovery...and the miracles this family,and Emma´s too, have received.
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