The first thing I noticed as I walked up was how beautiful the pink casket was in the daylight. In the showroom, if that’s what it’s called, it was dim and I wondered if pink would be a bit to much. It was beautiful though! Alicia would have been pleased. The bouquet of flowers put together to look like “Hello Kitty” made me smile. Again, Alicia would have been pleased.
As I stood there I vividly remembered the way I felt 5 1/2 years earlier as we walked into the doors of UC San Francisco. We walked in with fear, trembling, but with hope. We never thought that maybe just maybe the sacrifice that was about to be made would be in vain. On the contrary we clung to the hope that Alicia would have a second chance at the life she wanted and the life we all hoped she would have. This wasn’t how the story was supposed to end.
The pastor gave a beautiful message, and Duane spoke and reminded us to not grieve the time we didn’t have with her but rather count the blessing of the time we did have with her. Her days were not promised to her, nor are ours. Each day of life and each breath breathed is a gift to never be taken for granted.
Such a small body with such a big personality! Thru Alicia we have learned to sacrifice, to love, to laugh, and to get on our knees and beseech the throne of grace for her healing, to cherish the moments we had and how to love each other more. Our lives were blessed by knowing and loving her.
We will always remember the witty sense of humor, the love for all things “Hello Kitty”, the sprinkle of freckles that graced her face, and her funny little laugh. We still have hope, not the same hope, but better. We hope and pray that one day we will see Alicia again. We pray that she is running with new legs, and feeling no pain, and that she is looking at the Saviors face, waiting for her family to join her.
We love you Alicia!
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