She wears a smile for others ...
a smile of disguise!
But through Heaven's door
I see tears flowing from her eyes.

My Mom tries to cope with death;
To keep my memory alive.
But anyone who knows her knows
it is her way to survive.

As I watch over my surviving Mom
through Heaven's open door ...
I try to tell her that angels
protect me forevermore!

I know that doesn't help her,
or ease the burden she bears.
So, if you get a chance, go visit her.
Show her that you care. 

For no matter what she says ...
no matter what she feels.
My surviving Mom has a broken heart
that time won't ever heal.

~Author~

Kaye Des'Ormeaux

I would like to thank Shelley Roberts and the Beaver Local & East Liverpool High School volleyball teams & Boosters along with all of the fans who brought in their change for the "Keep the Change" challenge that they did for Paige and Amanda's scholarship funds.  They raised a total of $780.00 at the BL/EL volleyball game 9-10-08!  That is awesome!!!  The money will be divided between the girls scholarship funds.  Thank you so much Shelley!!  What a great idea! 

Dana

This is a picture of Paige's bench that we had put in at the cemetery.  THANKS TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO SENT MONEY TO US AFTER LOSING PAIGE!  The cards that didn't say the money was for the scholarship fund was put towards this bench.  THANK YOU!!

Dana

A Mothers Daily Nightmare

I woke up this morning,

And you were not there,

I can't kiss your cheek,

Or brush back your hair.

The days of joy are over,

The pain and sorrow starts,

Because when you went to Heaven,

You also took my heart.

I have to live my nightmare,

Each morning when I wake,

I have to feel this pain,

With every breath I take.

With gut wrenching sorrow,

And mind numbing pain,

I daily live this nightmare,

Over and over again.

Written by Natalie Camp

This picture of Shane below is from the butterfly release that we did for Paige's one year anniversary.

I ordered the hoodies 8-26-08.  They will be carolina

blue (light blue).  The price will be $25.00 and any

profits will go towards her scholarship.  It will have the

 picture & design below on it.  Except for the billboard

 scene of course.  I ordered 5 in each size at first to

 sell and then I will be taking orders for them.  For

orders you can see Leanna Kriner @ Bermuda Tan or

 call me @ 330-386-7377 or email me @

wrighrd@comcast.net .   Artwork done by Jeff

Campbell of Campbell Signs and Apparel.

Dana

Do Not Judge Me

Do not judge a parent after the loss of their child
You can never know the pain unless you also lost a child
Do not tell us we need to get over it
Unless you can stand where I stand and can say it
Turn not away from me when I speak of my child
My sharing’s of my child with you is not a contagious disease
Sure I may cry and maybe seem angry but it helps me
You do not have to say a word, just listen to me
Do not be afraid of me because I'm not who I was before
When you lose a child, grief steals your life and shuts life's door
As a friend I so much need your support
As I travel this road of grief I desperately need your friendship

Doyle Alldredge

This is Paige's cousin Amanda Marie DeSarro. She died in a car accident April 8, 2008 at the young age of 21. Just 9 1/2 short months after losing Paige.

I was lucky enough to see and talk to Amanda that last morning of her life and I will always be thankful for that! God Bless you sweetie! There is a link below to her memorial website that my Mom, Traci and I did for Amanda's Mom Bev and her family! Dana 


 

www.amanda-desarro.memory-of.com

Cousins!

Paige Marie & Amanda Marie
December 2006

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE "BRUISERS VS BEAUTIES" TODAY!  WOW!  WHAT A GREAT IDEA AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!  I don't think that there was anyone there that didn't have a great time!  I especially want to thank Bob Pyle and his whole family, Pam, Sandy and her family!  Sandy, Bob & Pam, you have a great bunch of kids and friends!  Taylor kept asking me if I liked it.  I watched Matt, Taylor & Carlee working hard all day!  I LOVED IT!  GREAT JOB!

Thank you so much!!!

Dana

Pictures coming soon!

Stop & check out Paige Haney's memorial website and light a candle.  This sweet little girl who was only 16 lost her battle to AML Leukemia on June 23, 2008, on our Paige's one year anniversary of her death.

www.paige-haney.memory-of.com

I would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Scott and Jamie Mick from Jamie's Gym & Dance!!!  THANK YOU SO MUCH!  Tonight meant so much to our family!  You are wonderful friends!  Tonight brought back so many happy and (also stressful) memories of Paige in your recitals!  I would watch some of the moves and remember how Paige had done some of them.  Of course all of the limber ones!  I kept picturing her in all of her costumes.  Thanks for bringing so many happy memories back to me tonight!  Also thank you so much for donating the raffle and admission from the door to Paige's scholarship fund and also for letting us sell her items there!  I have to give my sister Traci credit for putting the slide show together for Jamie.  She put the presentation together in just three or four days!  GREAT JOB TRACI AND GREAT JOB JAMIE FOR A WONDERFUL RECITAL!  The routine that you and your instructors did in memory of Paige, Amanda & your Grandparents was absolutely beautiful and very touching!  I don't think that there were many dry eyes in the house!

Thanks so much!!!

Dana

THE ORDER IS IN!  WE NOW HAVE THE BRACELETS AND KEYCHAINS!  We are having another fundraiser for Paige's scholarship fund.  Leanna at Bermuda Tan is also selling them!  Leanna is also sell the Paige t-shirts for $20.00 and we are looking into selling hoodies with a different picture on them!  They say "We love you Paige Marie DeSarro  4-17-90 - 6-23-07".  The keychains will be selling for $3.00 and the bracelets will be $2.00.  I will have them with me as I do the magnets all of the time!  Anyone wanting one can email me by clicking on Mom on any of my tributes on this site or stop and ask me.  

Dana 

For those of you who missed one of my letters to Paige about a balloon that Shane & Sierra found at the cemetery right beside Paige's bench. It had a tag attached from Dover Avenue School from a balloon launch that they had. Sierra sent them a letter explaining how odd it was that we found it a week after we did Paige's balloon launch and how much it meant to us. She also told them the story about Paige and a teacher there lit a candle and we didn't hear anything else until last week. Since receiving the letter and pictures we have emailed several times and have found that Matt and Paige had SO much in common. Hope you enjoy the letter response below that Sierra received.

Dana

DOVER CITY SCHOOLS
219 West Sixth Street
Dover, Ohio 44622

May 2008

Dear Sierra, (Dana and Shane)

We are so happy here at Dover Avenue Elementary School that you found one of the balloons we launched. We were even happier that it brought you some joy!!!! Your letter brought tears to several of the adults in our school and we hope you are doing better with each new day.

I serve as the Principal here and I always write on my Balloon Card: “I am so fortunate to be the Principal of Dover Avenue School. We have the BEST students, BEST parents and BEST staff that any Principal could ask for!” I really do love my job and being with the students every day.

I can’t begin to know what you and your family have endured this past year. I’ve browsed your website and have seen the beauty in your sister. I do have a story to share with you….and maybe it will bring you some peace.

My son, Kyle, lost his very best friend on May 4, 2007 in an automobile accident. Matt Compton was 16 years old, a neighbor of ours and truly like a member of our family. Kyle and Matt were inseparable……….spending time together from morning til night and going through so many stages of their young lives together: Little League, Y Basketball, being Ball Boys for the High School Basketball Team, mopeds, school activities, birthdays, holidays, sleepovers… the list goes on and on. Kyle often referred to Matt as “his one TRUE friend.”

We continue to struggle with the loss of Matt and we think about him all the time. Not a week has gone by that his name doesn’t come up….often times with tears and yet, also with joy in our hearts for his being such an important part of our lives.

It is my hope for you….that the memories of all the good times shared with your sister….brings you comfort and smiles. Our Matt was a stranger to no one and a friend to everyone. In reading your letter, I couldn’t help but think….that Matt and Paige are friends in heaven and that balloon was a message to all of us that maybe they’ve found each other. Matt never did miss out on noticing a pretty girl….so I’m sure he noticed Paige up there and wanted us to know about her too!!!! Things happen that we sometimes can’t explain….and maybe THIS is one of those things!!!!!

As your Mom wrote on the bottom of your letter:
“You have no idea what this balloon meant to us.”
Now I want you to know that YOU have no idea what your letter meant to US!!!! I plan to send your letter and this one to Matt’s parents as I’m confident they will find comfort in the unfolding of this story!!!!

Stay strong, Sierra and know that Matt and Paige are having a grand old time together. The thought of that makes me laugh, and it makes me ever so happy!!!!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Renee Sattler

The Balloon Launch

4-17-08

 Paige's 18th Birthday

For those of you who have found balloons and are not sure where the release was: We released over 300 latex balloons on Paige's 18th birthday from the Columbiana County Memorial Park where she is buried in East Liverpool, OH (Calcutta) on April 17, 2008.  There were approximately 250 people there.  Below are a few pictures from that day.  We also let off the mylar balloons with tags on the one year anniversary of Paige passing away June 23, 2008.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HALL'S WELDING & SUPPLIES FOR DONATING THE HELIUM TANK FORTHE BALLOON LAUNCH!  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO WORKED SO HARD TO HELP THE LAUNCH GO OFF WITHOUT OUT ANY PROBLEMS.  WELL EXCEPT FOR A FEW LOST BALLOONS!  LOL  I WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUT A SPECIAL THANKS TO KELLY & TIFF FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THE MEMORIAL VIDEO OF PAIGE FOR ME!   IT IS BEAUTIFUL! 

THANKS,  DANA

Siblings

It is said when your parents die, you lose your past;
when your spouse dies, you lose your present;
and when your child dies, you lose your future.
However, when your sibling dies, you lose your past, your present and your future. After all, the relationship between siblings is potentially the longest of their lives.

 

 

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THE SPAGHETTI DINNER A HUGE SUCCESS! WE SERVED 580 DINNERS AND CLEARED $3,500. 

 

This picture is from the East Liverpool vs Beaver Local High School volleyball game.  Coach Walter Anchors went above and beyond getting this jersey for us.  This was Paige's jersey that she wore her Junior year.  Coach Anchors' presented it to us at the game.  Lori Jackson worked hard getting it just perfect in the shadow box.  We were also presented a t shirt quilt that was signed by many friends from both schools.  Theresa Stockdale worked very, very hard on this.  Who by the way for those of you who don't know her...she is Chelsey's Mom who played for East Liverpool.  The two of them have done so many things for us and are still offering.  Thank you so much to all of you!!!  Sorry that it took me so long to learn how to do things on this site.  I should have had this stuff on long ago!  

Coach Anchors & Dana below:

The East Liverpool volleyball team with Theresa & Dana:

 

I am adding the link to Stanley Roberts Memorial website on here.  He passed away June 7, 2007 in a car accident and was only 18.  He had just graduated from Beaver Local High School days before.  He had a site before and I believe they just restarted it. 

www.stanley-roberts.memory-of.com  

 

I am excited about something for the first time in a very long time. I finally have a website for our dog breeding business!  Log on and check it out!  www.yeagerspoodlesanddoodles.com

Dana

 

 

 

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This is a poem that was read at Paige's funeral.  Her Miggie (Grandmother) bought it for her a few years ago.  I found it in her Bible after she passed.  I hope that it makes some of you, Paige's friends, think through your choices in life.  
May God Bless and keep all of you kids safe!
Love & miss you guys,
Dana

Teenage Dreams

It's Not Enough To Have A Dream Unless
You're Willing To Pursue It -
It's Not Enough To Know What's Right Unless
You're Strong Enough To Do It -
It's Not Enough To Join The Crowd To Be
Acknowledged And Accepted -
You Must Be True To Your Ideals, Even
If You're Left Out And Rejected -
It's Not Enough To Learn The Truth, Unless -
You Also Learn to Live It
It's Not Enough To Reach For Love, Unless
You Care Enough To Give It

Edited by Art Knight

 

  
 A BEAUTIFUL ROSE
 FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL ANGEL!