#AmyStrong

History was made this past Fall at a hospital in Seattle.
The very first wedding in the CCU [Critical Care Unit]
of the Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Put together in less than one day's time.



A wedding dress and jewelry was lent for the occasion to the bride,
a suit for the groom;
flowers were put together for a bouquet,
a local photographer offered their services,
and a nurse took an unused room, emptied it, and made it ready
for a celebration.

The bride's name, Amy,



her beau's, Shane.

Mere hours before she died Amy fulfilled her dream,
she officially became a wife.
A gift she received
but also gave.

The nurses and doctor's expertise,
in regards to medicine,
along with God's intervention,
allowed Amy to be present without cough and without pain;
to say her "I do's",



to embrace her children,
and to have photographs taken that will be cherished by them 
for their lifetimes.
And, as Amy's father wrote,
"Did I mention there was cake?"





Joy within mourning.


We cannot now come together to save Amy's life 



but we can join together to care for her children and their well being.



We can link arms and donate monies
and turn those monies into college funds.
The gifts of collegiate educations
and removing that burden from a widower's shoulders
and the shoulders of the grandparents too;
To mourn without burdens of looming costs
lifts pressures that seek to consume
so people's breaths, 
already restricted by grief,
do not have to be further restricted
as if being tied up and crushed by a boa constrictor.
(Grief, after all, is capable of doing that all on its own).

If you would like to help brighten the futures of both Rylan and Amaya please
Make checks payable to the Juneau Church of Christ.
On the memo line write:
Benevolent Fund for Amy Llanto's Children.
Send to:
Juneau Church of Christ
8755 Trinity Drive
Juneau, AK 99801

We are family.
All of humanity.
It's our job to care for one another.
Let's link arms and lift burdens,
doing so for the Llanto's and Henderson's.
We were created to come together,
to make a difference in this world;
here's your opportunity,
now, it's up to you.

May we all remain



in honor and remembrance of
Amy SoHee Henderson-Llanto
December 22, 1984 - November 6, 2017

  

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