It is with great saddness, but mostly great joy that I write this letter. Emily Hammond returned to her Heavenly Father last night at 9:15. She was in Robby's and my arms and died peacefully. We were surrounded by family, and the doctors and nurses were as kind as we could ask for. We know that Emily is happy and running all over the place, looking at everything she can. We have felt great peace since last night, and are hoping that feeling continues.
There will be two funeral services held. The first will be in San Antonio on Saturday, January 24, at 1:00 pm at 17151 Jones-Maltsberger Rd San Antonio, TX 78247. There will be a veiwing first at 12:00. Anyone who would like to come is more than welcome, including children. Emily was a child, and so we feel it's appropriate for anyone, of any age, to be there.
The 2nd service will be held on Tuesday, January 26, at 11:00 pm in Quincy, Washington. There will be a viewing at 10:00. The address is 1101 2nd Ave SE Quincy, WA 98848. We will be burying Emily there with her two grandmothers there.
If people would like, instead of flowers we're asking that contributions be made in Emily's name to The Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society. Emily had a syndrome called Ring Chromsome 18. The email address is www.chromosome18.org. The mailing address is 7155 Oakridge Drive San Antonio, TX 78229.
Thank you all for your prayers and love and support. Emily has touched so many people and we are very grateful. Please feel free to let anyone else know of this information.
17 comments:
Hello Family,
We just wanted to express our sympathy, as well as our similar joy that Emily has been restored to her full abilities. She is blessed to have parents like you...what a great reunion it will be, one day!
Alisa & Jared
Camille,
Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family right now. Thank you for your great courage and faith.
Love,
em
Camille & Robby,
We wanted to send our love and thoughts your way. It's such a blessing to know that the bonds we have with our children are secure into eternity. Emily was such a sweet girl and we could see the deep love and joy she brought to your lives. We'll continue to keep you in our prayers.
Love, Zack + Julie
We love you Cami. You and Robby have such great strength and faith. Our prayers are also with you guys. Call if you need anything, anytime.
Camille,
We are so sorry for loss in your family. My family and I are going to try and make the trip to Washington next week. Until then our prayers are still with you. We are so lucky to have the knowledge we have. It helps at times like these.
Amy Jo
Camille and Robby,
We are so sorry to hear about Emily. Whenever I would talk to Jim about you guys he would always talk about the time we got to babysit Emily. He just thought she was the sweetest thing, and she was. Our hearts are with you and we wish we could be there as well. We love you guys! What a blessing we have to know that Emily will always be a part of your family and that she is waiting for you.
Love,
Lisa and Jim
You will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. You both are amazing and have great faith and thank for your example.
You guys are such great examples of Faith. What strong testimonies you both have. Thank you for keeping us posted. I have been thinking about you constantly. I am so glad you feel at peace. We will continue to pray for you guys. Love you!
Camille and Robby-
We are so sorry for your loss. Our prayers and kind thoughts are with you during this time. If you need anything let us know.
I am so so sorry Camille. I hope the next few days pass by with peace.
I don't think Emily could have had better parents. You were so perfect for her. Well, now she can dance and sing and see and hear everything. A song comes to mind: "Sweet is the peace the Gospel brings." It is so true!!! What awesome knowledge we have. I can't imagine how much harder it would be without it. You and your families are constantly in our prayers. I have some pictures of Emily's blessing day that I have been wanting to email you. I'll get it done soon. There is a really funny one of your mom in the stack-up. I think it will bring a big smile to your face :0)
I wish we could come to support your family. Know that we send our love.
Love~
Pete & Dana
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We are saddened for your loss but we too find great joy in the knowledge that Emily is with her Heavenly Father and has her full abilities. You and Robbie are amazing and a true inspiration to me. You guys are my heroes! We love you guys!
Camille...I just cried and cried when I first read this letter...out of sorrow and joy. We admire you guys so much and feel so blessed to have known Emily and can't wait to see her again running around and seeing things like you said. All our love and prayers.
Camille and Family,
We don't know one another, however, I am a friend of Becky V. in York PA. I read about the passing of your beautiful little girl and wanted to express my sympathy. Through reading your blog entries I could feel your complete faith and trust in our Heavenly Father. How blessed we are to have that knowledge and promise of eternal life. May you be at peace in the days to come. May you feel the strength of the prayers offered up on your behalf. You are not alone. Thank you for sharing such a profoundly challenging experience.
Very Truly,
Brenda
Your faith is so encouraging, our prayers are with you.
Hammond Family,
We've never met, but we have many mutual friends (I grew up in the Deerfield ward in San Antonio). I came across your story and was deeply touched by you and your daughter, Emily. I can't express my sympathy well enough, I can only imagine what the spectrum of emotions in your heart must be. But I did want for you to know that I am so grateful to have learned of your story. I'm hugging my children a little tighter today, and I'm grateful for the reminder of how much I take for granted.
You're in my thoughts and prayers, truly. Thank you for sharing and allowing others to be strengthened by your faith.
Emily Busath Murdock
Robby,
I just found your blog through the MPA update. I am so sorry to hear about your little girl! I hope you guys are doing okay. You're in my thoughts and prayers!
Erin Herzog
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