Posted on July 13, 2010 by kcape
On June 16, 2002 our seventh grandchild was born. She was such a special child….not because she was born with a rare metabolic disorder called 3 methylglutaconic aciduria type IV….not because her disabilities caused her to be unable to walk….not even because she lived seven wonderful years when her doctors didn’t expect her to live at all. Jimma was special in a way that we all should strive to be.. You see……Jimma gave and received love without conditions….She didn’t play with your emotions…she was real in each relationship she had…..she loved with all she had!!….holding nothing back.
I have such a desire to share her life. …to let others know about the awesome string of miracles that were hers….but the words seem to be stuck in my heart….embedded deep within the unrelenting swells of grief that seem to flood my soul……
O the joy of my little Jimma….I would that I could have her with me still!!!!!! Whatever sacrifice I may have appeared to make…I received so much more in return!!!……she changed my life forever…and I cannot thank my God enough for my time with her....