Christi Thomas Memorial Blood Drive

"Little Clara Barton" gives her acceptance speech and cracks everyone up with a joke at the Red Cross's Awards Banquet. (September 2004, age 7)

From Community Hospice's Newsletter: Christi Thomas has touched so many lives through her long battle and her short life. To honor her memory, we are hosting a Christi Thomas Bloodmobile on Monday, March 19th from 1-6PM. Please call 447-4040 to make an appointment.

From a sweet friend in NYC is going to MSKCC, where Christi treated for nearly a year, to donate:
"I am actually excited about donating blood on Monday. It's the least I can do. I am scheduled to be there at 8:30am, so if all goes to plan, they'll be drawing blood from me at 9am. I'll probably be a little late to work, but it doesn't matter. Christi always taught us the true meaning of life and on the 6 month anniversary of her debut into eternal life, it really is fitting to do something for *life* here on earth."
Helping Grandma Nonee donate blood.
With the Bloodmobile
Modeling an outfit Mika sent from Japan (Sept. 2005)
Despite needing many blood transfusions, a year ago Christi was feeling well. Shayne flew in and we enjoyed a nice weekend together exploring a city we fell in love with - Philadelphia. Here we are goofing around at a great park downtown. The past few days have been very hard; I really miss that little sweetpea!

HAPPY St. PAT's DAY! This morning will find our very own Irish Shayne "McVicker" (hee hee) running a 5K race in Dublin (Ohio). Go, Shayne!! Our little Irish Shayla said that Daddy should wear his Irish kilt. He agreed! Don't worry, I'll get a picture if I can!!

TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU!
We fondly remember being together last year in Philadelphia for St. Patrick's Day, as we tried to push the girls' strollers around massive bar crowds of college students at noon!! And we also treasure March 17th of 2003 when we were in NYC. Christi was to being harvesting her stem cells down in the blood donor area at MSKCC the very next day - stem cells which proved to save and extend her life on two separate occasions (Jan. 2004 & May 2006). We thank our dear Lord that she was able to give such a fruitful harvest which gave us more time with her. We miss you, little Christi McVicker! (McVicker is a little family joke which started in college. Actually, Shayne had a grandmother with the last name of McVicker and since everyone wants to be Irish on St. Patrick's day we use that name for fun!)

Today we are also remembering with love two fallen warriors who entered His holy kingdom on the same day - March 17th 2004: Robyn & Cierra. Our precious daughters played while in treatment together and I give myself comfort by telling myself that they are playing together again in a place free from needles, pain and heartbreak!

In front of the Plaza Hotel in NYC, Shayla and Shayne "McVicker" watch the St. Patrick's Day