This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, HOPE LABATO who was born in California on August 17, 2003 and passed away on June 19, 2005 at the age of 1 and a half. We will remember her forever. She came into this world healthy and full of life.At six months old she started having trouble with her lungs. We had thought she would get better. She was in the hospital many times. HOPIE loved to play with her brothers and sisters. She LOVED music.Her sister would put staceys mom on and we would all dance around the house , she loved it. She loved elmo. She interacted well around anyone she was around. She made alot of friends in the Hospital too,especially the boys.Hopie  touched  numerous peoples lives.Everybody had to walk by and see hopie. She got the nickname THE HOPE in the hospital. Everyone couldnt believe how her spirits always remained up no mater how her day was going.We also had so many great times at home.SHE loved being held. She could see me a mile away and there went her arms. We got to go the Park and parties and Christmas. We will never forget these times or what she taught us.She taught us to be strong and to live strong and love even when your not feeling so good. She was a fighter. I am sure she is still fighting some greater cause even now.She loved bath time. I am so glad I found this website so i can honor her.We miss her so much. I know everyone says things happen for a reson and shes in a better place but when your child is not with you that is hard to believe. When we had her services i didnt think of taking pictures and a friend did i am so thankful now.I try to remember every little detail about eevery moment I ever spent with her and its hard to some times but now I have these pictures and it makes me feel glad cause now I have even more memories. If you see her smile in her pictures its so bright just like her eyes. She was just learning to talk it was so cute, ofcourse she said mama and she would go ooh ooh and give me and hi.Even words she couldnt say she expressed her self to get what ever she wanted. After her first visit to the hospital she came home and she wouldnt let me put her down so i had to carry her around in a snuggli to do everything. Even housework. I loved every minute of it. She is my baby that looked the most like me from her blue eyes to her curly blonde hair. God I miss her. She loved her brothers and sisters. She lived up to being the baby in every way.We even called her Baby. I hope one day to be as strong as my daughter.I want to thank all of the Angel moms who come to share with me my love for Hopie. I know we never wanted to share this similarity. Never in a million years did  I think I would of been in this situation but I  and alot of other families are and my deepest sympathies go out to each and every one. It does bring a smile to my face that my daughter is in such good company but  theres no better company than home. Since that is not how it is I try to get through every day knowing she is not in pain now and try not to be selfish in wanting her here. Then I ask myself why was my daughter even here to suffer at all?  She was mine for a little bit for a reason and shes not here now for a reason but God what is that reason? That is how I have to see it just so I can embrace life at this time. One day I will be reuited with my daughter and that keeps me going daily. WE LOVE YOU BABY GIRL

. HOPIE REMINDS ME OF TINKERBELL FULL OF SPUNK AND ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS SPRINKLE HER PIXIE DUST OR LOVE  AND ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE .





      


                        
                         Love lives on forever--
                                            it will never fade away--
                                        For, in our hearts, our loved ones
                                              are with us every day.

                                      Author Unknown 
                    
                    

                     FAVORITE TOYS   

HOPIES FAVORITE TOY WAS HER SINGING ELMO. SHE WOULD BE BOP TO HIM.SHE WOULD CLAP HER HANDS AND SHAKE HER HEAD IT WAS SO CUTE. SHE ALSO LOVED TO COLOR. BUT SHE WANTED TO BE A BIG GIRL SO SHE WANTED TO USE EVERYONE ELSES PEN NO CRAYONS FOR MY BIG GIRL. SHE ALSO LOVED TO COMB HER HAIR. SHE DID EVERYTHING IN STYLE CAUSE SHES A PRINCESS THATS WHY
                       





                           "Hold on to what is good
                            even if it is a handful of earth.
                            Hold on to what you believe
                            even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
                            Hold on to what you must do
                            even if it is a long way from here.
                            Hold on to life
                            even when it is easier letting go.
                            Hold on to my hand
                           even when I have gone away from you." 



     
                      Bereaved Parents Wish List 

                                              I wish my child hadn't died. I wish  I had her back.

I wish you wouldn't be afraid to speak my child's name. My child
lived and was very important to me. I need to hear that she was
important to you also.

Y
If I cry and get emotional when you talk about my child, I wish you
knew that it isn't because you have hurt me. My child's death is the
cause of my tears. You have talked about my child and you have
allowed me to share my grief. I thank you for both.

Y
Being a bereaved parent is not contagious, so I wish you wouldn't
shy away from me. I need you now more than ever.

Y
I need diversions, so I do want to hear about you, but I also want
you to hear about me. I might be sad and I might cry, but I wish you
would let me talk about my child; my favorite topic of the day.

Y
I know that you think of and pray for me often. I also know that my
child's death pains you too. I wish you would let me know these
things through a phone call, a card or note, or a real big hug.

Y
I wish you wouldn't expect my grief to be over. These first years
are traumatic for me, but I wish you could understand that my grief
will never be over. I will suffer the death of my child until the day
I die.

Y
I am working hard in my recovery, but I wish you could understand
that I will never fully recover. I will always miss my child and I
will always grieve that she/he is dead.

Y
I wish you wouldn't expect me "not to think about it" or "be
happy". Neither will happen for a very long time, so don't frustrate
yourself.
Y
I don't want to have a "Pity party", but I do wish you would let me
grieve. I must hurt before I can heal.

Y
I wish you understood how my life has shattered. I know it is
miserable for you to be around me when I'm feeling miserable. Please
be as patient with me as I am with you.

Y
When I say, "I'm doing okay", I wish you could understand that I
don't "feel" okay and that I struggle daily.

Y
I wish you knew that all of the grief reactions I'm having are very
normal. Depression, anger, hopelessness and overwhelming sadness are
all to be expected. So please excuse me when I'm quiet and withdrawn
or irritable and cranky.

Y
Your advice to "take it one day at a time" is excellent advice.
However, a day is too much and too fast for me right now. I wish you
could understand that I'm doing good to handle an hour at a time.

Y
Please excuse me if I seem rude, certainly not my intent. Sometimes
the world around me goes too fast and I need to get off. When I walk
away, I wish you would let me find a quiet place to spend time alone.
I wish you understood that grief changes people. When my child died,
a big part of me died with her/him. I am not the same person I was
before my child died and I will never be that person again.

I wish very much that you could understand ~ understand my loss and
my grief. But, I pray daily that you will never understand.
YYYYYYYYYYYY
--Poem from  Compassionate Friends
                  
                   
                       

                                Sweet Angel HOPIE
                           
                                                   Sweet Angel Hopie
                                                      So innocent and gay,
                                                    until a disease 
                                                                    took your life away
                                                                  I will never see you laugh,
                                                     I will never see you smile,
                                                   until we meet in Heaven,
                                                     we'll see your face again
      
                                                My sweet Angel Hopie
                                                           in your white christening gown,
                                                you are resting in peace
                                                           wearing a beautiful golden crown

                                                What a unique little halo
                                                    you have above your head,
                                                     the fluttering feathered wings
                                                       pressed softly upon your back
                                                  
                                                   My sweet Angel Hopie
                                                       is what we call you now,
                                                         So precious to us you are
                                                           even though you're not around.
              
                                                            How we wish we could see you
                                                              behind that Pearly gate,
                                                             walking along side Jesus
                                                              no longer our hearts ache

                                                              My sweet Angel Hopie
                                                                     I look for you in the sky,
                                                                listening for you to sing to me
                                                                    and tell me you're nearby.

                                                                God protects his children
                                                          and keeps them safe and warm,
                                                          waiting for Mommy and Daddy
                                                                    when they are old and worn.

                                                          We know we'll see you soon someday,
                                                           until then I pray.
                                                                My sweet Angel Hopie
                                                                 in our hearts you will stay.
                          -We love and miss you our sweet Angel HOPIE
                           Love Mommy and Daddy, All Of Us baby Girl             




  Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
I feel you everywhere I go

I see your smile
I see your face
I hear you laughing in the rain
I still can't believe you're gone

(CHORUS):
It ain't fair, you died too young
Like a story that had just begun
But death tore the pages all away
God knows how I miss you
All the hell that I've been through
Just knowing no one could take your place
Sometimes I wonder
Who you'd be today

Would you see the world
Would you chase your dreams
Settle down with a family
I wonder what you would name your babies
Some days the sky's so blue
I feel like I can talk to you
I know it might sound crazy

(CHORUS)

Today, today, today

Today, today, today

Sunny days seem to hurt the most
I wear the pain like a heavy coat
The only thing that gives me hope
Is I know, I'll see you again someday

Someday, someday



GOOD MORNING LALA. THERES SO LIL TO EXPLAIN THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW. I KEEP GOOD THOUGHTS TO ENJOY THIS TIME OF YEAR. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS NOW WITHOUT YOU IN MY ARMS. NOW IT IS CHRISTMAS TIME AND I REMEMBER LIKE YESTERDAY LAST CHRISTMAS WE WERE SO HAPPY. YOU ON YOUR PIGLET WITH YOUR BIGGGGGGG SMILE.HOPIE I MISS YOU SOO. MOMMY BOUGHT YOU A STAR JUST SO WE CAN LOOK AT EACH OTHER. WE BOUGHT A PUPPY HOPI I KNOW YOU WOULD OF LOVED HIM. BUT MOMMY MISSES YOU AND STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE NOT HERE. MY SWEET PRINCESS. YOU WILL BE HERE ON CHRISTMAS IN OUR HEARTS AND WITH ALL OF OUR LOVE. WE LOVE YOU BABY GIRL

The constellation is in the northern sky near the constellation Pegasus, and takes the general shape of a long, dim, straggly letter "A". Other characters from the mythology of Andromeda can be seen around her, immortalized in their own constellations, such as Perseus and Cassiopeia. The constellation is most notable for containing the Andromeda Galaxy.

                                    Message:
I thought that I would miss you so, and never find my way. And then I heard the angel say, "They're with you every day." "The sun, the wind, the moon, the stars, will forever be around, reminding you of the love you shared!