Today our little Lily would be two years old. I feel like now is the perfect time to reflect back on the impact that this little sweetheart has made on our hearts and lives, even though she was here for what seemed like such a short time before she went back to her Heavenly Father. Lillian Marilyn Morris was born on Septemer 27th, 2009 to her mommy Keri, daddy Nathan, and big brother Jonathan. She was such a cute little peanut! Lily continued to grow and smile, and absolutely adored her big brother. Any time he was in the room with her she just smiled and giggled.
When she was six months old her parents took her to the ER, fearing that she had the Chicken Pox, only to find out something much worse had happened. Lily was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She successfully underwent 4 rounds of chemotherapy in preparation for a bone marrow transplant, and in June 2010 achieved full remission!
On September 16th 2010 Lily had her bone marrow transplant from her very special donor. On October 12th she got to come home from the hospital ahead of schedule. It was such a miracle to have her home at last. Unfortunately during a routine bone marrow test several weeks later, her doctors were surprised to find that the cancer had relapsed.
Although the doctors were not able to cure Lily's cancer, her family was able to give her a beautiful life at home where she spent 53 days playing, singing, eating chocolate, dressing up, dancing, crawling, laughing and clapping. Lily enjoyed every moment and grew and reached new milestones.
On December 4th, 2010 Lily earned her angel wings at 11:10 pm. Although our hearts are broken and we miss hear dearly, we move forward with the faith that we will see our little Lily again. I know that she is watching over her family, and safe in the arms of our Heavenly Father, where she will never suffer again.
It is so amazing how one little girl can leave such a lasting impression on so many. All through her life she smiled so big and was always so happy, even though she was battling such a malicious disease. I am so proud to have had Lily in my life, and to call her my neice. She is such a special little girl and I will never forget just how incredible she was.
