suzanne barnes

this week i learned of the death of one of greta's therapists, suzanne. when greta was 10 weeks old i contacted the early intervention program and suzanne barnes was the first person i spoke to, she was the first person i met, and the first person to give me hope. for 6 months suzanne was at our house bi-monthly playing with greta, teaching me things, and most of all giving me hope. last december we found out that she would no longer be servicing our family because of her returning cancer from years before and it broke my heart. i wanted her to be with us until greta didn't need her help anymore, i wanted her to see what she told me greta would do.... but cancer is not really fair that way. it kind of plays by its own rules and always seems to take the best people.

suzanne was the sweetest woman i think i have ever met and you could tell she loved her job. she adored my greta and knew exactly what we needed to do with her, she put greta on the road of growth, development, and success. she set us up with the best vision, physical, and speech therapists we could ask for. these women's love and hard work are the reason why greta is where is today. i wish she was still here, i wish she could see little greta now. i know greta would make her proud.

thank you suzanne, my little family will not forget you.

rest in peace.