This memorial website was created to remember our dearest Samantha Chyanne Scott who was born in Tennessee Jackson, TN. on November 27, 1999 and passed away on February 4, 2003 at the age of 3. You will live forever in our memories and hearts. My granddaughter was born normally ten fingers, ten toes but at three months we began to worry and at seven months she was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2. She never walked or crawled or even sit up but her mind was hte most amazing she could read at one year old, count to 50 at two years old and had an amazing memory of everything. She could count to 100, say her ABC's . Then at one year old she had a problem with her eye and was carried to Vanderbilt several test were run and finally nothing at that time could be found. Just before her third birthday she had a place to come up behind her head that got bigger and bigger. Finally a biospy was done and it was discoverded that she had a neuro blastoma. This is consider cancer on the brain and no cure is to be found. From the time we found out what she had she lived three months. We never had an idea that we would have to cope with more than the muscular dystrophy and this was so much worse we could cope with her being in the wheel chair but to know that we would loose her so fast was unbearable for us. The more we read about the cancer the more we knew that we were just building memories but how do you put a life time of memories into only three months then how would you cope with loosing this child and how would you go on. Also death with brain cancer is the most horrible death not only will this child suffer a lot but with us watching her suffer how would we cope. Why would a parent or family member ever have to face this. After her death we grieved like any other person and then we decided that we must make something good come from her death so we opened a foundation account through our local hospital and went to work doing charitable events to help others that had children with cancer. We have a double a team in our area and they do baseball games then our local Harley-Davidson Dealer does a ride with all fund going to her foundation account. We have helped one family so far but are anxious to help more. From her death we learned it is better to give than to receive. But his has been a great healing process also. After Chyanne passed away God blessed us with another granddaughter and she does not have SMA at all. She can do everything Chyanne could not so even in our darkest hour he gave us Hope and she was named Hope Rose. She helps us with those moments when we get very discouraged she is a ray of sunshine. No she will not take Chyanne's place but she makes the pain much easier. God need a rose and gave us a rose. He is a loving God and we give him all the praise.
Latest Memories
Chyanne I was there with you when you were born and I never left your side until you drew you last breath on February 4th 2003. You gave me the will to live and not complain of aches and pains. With all you went through I could never complain about small aches and pains. We had so much fun and spent a lot of time together those memories will never leave me. You inspired so many with your fight with not only a neuo muscular condition SMA but then with your brain cancer. We laughed we cried and we prayed an awful lot for you. I remember so well in December after you were diagnosed with the brain cancer Dr. Mike came to me at the hospital and told me to get all the memories I could built up that you would not be on this earth long and we took a trip to Gatlinburg but you were in pain too much to enjoy the cuzie as you called it. You were to go and see Coach Phil Fulmer of UT football but you were too sick so pa and I went we stayed for a while but wanted to be with you so we thanked the coach for his prayers and left to be with you after that we left on Sunday to come home with you since you had to have a blood transfusion. You came home and went in the hospital and then Christmas of 2002 came and went. Grandma Juanita fixed you the dressing that you liked so well but you were too sick to eat it. I fixed the green beans I always fixed for you. On Christmas eve we had a visitor a man came with his three sons came from out of State they said that God had told them to come and bring you gifts. Each boy carried gave you a gift and they stayed in town for several days and then they were gone. If was as though God had sent them to be with you on your last Christmas. We began to ask for cards and stickers and then they came in so many times you got around 10,000 or over. You enjoyed opening them and this was a great blessing you had that Christmas (your last). You were in and out of the hospital and I remember you want snow and it came a small snow but you did get to enjoy it. God has his way of answering our prayers. In January you started to go down so fast and death was close at hand. When we went to the hospital for the last time, I prayed to God that if it was his will and you were not to recover to please not let you suiffer he could take you and I would always give him the praise for your life and I would help others who had a castrophic illness through starting a foundation account for you but to help others and this was done. I have set up an education fund for nurses or EMT to help them in school and maybe then they can help others like you. You gave me much joy in life and even in death you still touch the lives of others. Please know angel as long as I have breath in my body I will work to fulfill the dream that life is not what we have but what we do for others. We never asked for a mansion on earth but maybe in heaven we will have one. I know you do and someday I will be with you again and can enjoy those things that I missed for you were only on earth for three years but in heaven forever.
Latest Condolences
| brenda riley mom 2 |
christopher proctor |
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cheyenne you are so beautiful and though you was just a rose bud here on earth you are now a beautiful rose in the garden of Heaven. Oh the pain your family must feel but I am so glad they know there is a God and that they will see and hold you again.you will never know the pain your loved ones went through when they told you goodbye because the place you are now knows no pain and only tears of joy Look up my Christopher and tell him to watch over you until your family gets there. your smile will live forever in the hearts of those who love you so much.
| BRITTANY SYFERT'S GRMA ROSE |
SENDING LOTS OF LOVE |
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PRECIOUS SAMANTHA,
REMEMBERING YOU TODAY AND SENDING YOU AND YOUR LOVING FAMILY LOTS OF HUGS & LOVE.
THERE IS HAPPINESS IN KNOWING THAT MY HEART WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE WHERE I CAN HOLD YOU AND KEEP YOU NEAR TO ME.
