shattered dreams

precious iris

sweet adorable girl

forever angel...

.

Iris Catherine Palma

7/7/10 ~ 11/20/11

...gone much too soon

for weeks i've followed

 your daily struggles

open heart surgery

followed by complications

 fluid filled

and collapsed lungs

infections

irregular pressures

pulmonary hypertension

plummenting oxygen saturations

then a complete code

each hour i relived the emotions

with stephanie and anne

as they were posted

you seemed to be following

 the same path as my sarah

day by day

hour by hour

i felt the constant heartbreak

followed by

intense elation

when one tiny flicker

of activity on a monitor

gave new hope

i wanted so to believe that your

outcome would be different

that your mommas

 would hold you once again

that they would see

 your precious smile

instead what they have right now

are shattered dreams

and broken hearts

i know there were several girlies

waiting to take your hand

kristen, carly and lois

 to name a few

a party in heaven

where that extra chromosome

is celebrated

in glory

 i am sure