Drake James Gratton Memorial Fund

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The boy thanks you Mr. And Mrs. Cappiello for your continued every year support. Wendy Cappiello (apparently Kevin has not liked our boys page..yet)

2018 5k Walk/Run | Drake James Gratton Memorial Fund

Online Registration is OPEN! preregister NOW! guarantee your spot and your tshirt. preregistration ends 05-01-2018!!!

drakejamesgrattonmemorialfund.org On behalf of the Drake James Gratton Memorial Fund, family and friends have joined together to hold the 7th Annual 5k Walk/Run.

New Year's Resolutions for Bereaved Parents.

Resolve:
• That I will grieve as much and for as long as I feel like grieving, and that I will not let others put a time table on my grief.
• That I will grieve in whatever way I feel like grieving, and I will ignore those who try to tell me what I should or should not be feeling and how I should or should not be behaving.
• That I will cry whenever and wherever I feel like crying, and that I will not hold back my tears just because someone else feels I should be "brave" or "getting better" or "healing by now."
• That I will talk about my child as often as I want to, and that I will not let others turn me off just because they can't deal with their own feelings.
• That I will not expect family and friends to know how I feel, understanding that one who has not lost a child cannot possibly know how I feel.
• That I did the best job of parenting I could possibly have done. But when feelings of guilt are overwhelming, I will remind myself that this is a normal part of the grief process and it will pass.
• That I will not be afraid or ashamed to seek professional help if I feel it is necessary.
• That I will commune with my child at least once a day in whatever way feels comfortable and natural to me, and that I won't feel compelled to explain this communion to others or to justify or even discuss it with them.
• I will keep the truth in my heart--the truth that my child is always with me in spirit.
• That I will try to eat, sleep, and exercise every day in order to give my body strength it will need to help me cope with my grief.
• To know that I am not losing my mind and I will remind myself that loss of memory, feelings of disorientation, lack of energy, and a sense of vulnerability are all a normal part of the grief process.
• To remind myself that the grief process is circuitous--that is, I will not make steady upward progress. And when I find myself slipping back into the old moods of despair and depression, I will tell myself that "slipping backward" is also a normal part of the mourning process, and that these moods, too, will pass.
• To try to be happy about something for some part of every day, knowing that at first, I may have to force myself to think cheerful thoughts so eventually they can become a habit.
• That I will reach out at times and try to help someone else, knowing that helping others will help me to get over my depression.
• That even though my child is dead, I will opt for life, knowing that is what my child would want me to do.--From the Brooksville/Spring Hill FL. TCF Newsletter

I love you more.. and miss you so much 💛💔

Boo to you my baby!

Cure Childhood Cancer

Awareness! It's working 🎗💛🎗

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Thank you Jennifer Hayden of Lemongrass Spa Products Corporate for ALWAYS supporting our mission for our boy. 🎗💛🎗

You know what to doooo

I hope you're dancing in the sky

I hope you're singing in the angel's choir

I hope the angels know what they have

I'll bet it's so nice up in heaven since you arrived

Cause here on earth it feels like everything good is missing since you left

And here on earth everything's different, there's an emptiness..

I hope you are proud buddy. I know you were strutting your stuff...cause you are all that. 💋

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Timeline Photos

Sounds so easy

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For Granny's boy. For awareness. For all the Warriors. For all the angels. 🎗🎗

drakejamesgrattonmemorialfund.org On behalf of the Drake James Gratton Memorial Fund, family and friends have joined together to hold the 6th Annual 5k Walk/Run.

We're baaaaaack!!

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today is the day!!! tune in to fm 102.7 WICY at 9:40 am to hear Granny on her childhood cancer awareness soap box!!

"Their laughter will make your heart melt. Their strength will make a grown person cry. If you ever see a child fight cancer, it will change your life forever."

Sunday morning! Get your run on! Well, walk for me!!

pre-register by 05-15-2016 to guarantee your t-shirt and size and get a discount on your participant fee! Virtual participants are new this year. sign up now. click the sign up button above on the timeline photo or go to the website.

http://www.drakejamesgrattonmemorialfund.org/events/2016-5k-walkrun/

Today is the deadline to get your pre-registration in. Go online to sign up or print out your registration form!

http://www.drakejamesgrattonmemorialfund.org/events/2016-5k-walkrun/

pre-register by 05-15-2016 to guarantee your t-shirt and size and get a discount on your participant fee! Virtual participants are new this year. sign up now. click the sign up button above on the timeline photo or go to the website.

http://www.drakejamesgrattonmemorialfund.org/events/2016-5k-walkrun/

pre-register by 05-15-2016 to guarantee your t-shirt and size and get a discount on your participant fee! Virtual participants are new this year. sign up now. click the sign up button above on the timeline photo or go to the website.

http://www.drakejamesgrattonmemorialfund.org/events/2016-5k-walkrun/

Pre-register by 05-15-2016

Merry Christmas mommys boy.. I wish I could spend the day with you and our family. 💔 it hurts.. It's so hard.. If only.......... I love you more 😭