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| - 2010-06-25 22:09:00 |
| Be with us at the Ride tomorrow Jax. We all love and miss you very much. We'll keep going for you, and keep fighting for others like you. You are an inspiration, an angel and and a hero. I love you with all my heart. |
| Mae Lankes - 2010-06-24 21:03:15 |
| Hirsch's, The other day I was wearing my foundation shirt with the words " WE BELIEVE" on the back around my school in syracuse. A girl sees the back of my shirt and comes up to me and asks if the shirt is for Jacquie. She had a friend that had competed against your gym and had heard all about Jax. When I tell her that the shirt did represent the foundation for Jacquie, she says, 'I knew that it was for her when I saw 'believe' because it represented Jacquie Hirsch and her foundation'. I had to tell you this story, because even though we all wish Jacquie could be here wearing the shirts with us all, there are people all over new york that are coming to associate the word 'believe' with Jacquie Hirsch and that she will never be forgotten. The girl I talked to summed it up perfectly, the word 'believe' does and always will represent Jacquie Hirsch. <3 Mae |
| - 2010-06-22 17:10:22 |
| sending so much love to you Sharon... BELIEVING that there will be a cure. |
| - 2010-06-20 14:09:09 |
Dear Torey,
Happy Father's Day. You and your family are constantly in our prayers and we hope that your day goes by well :)
With love,
The Marantos |
| Casey Stiokas - 2010-06-14 13:22:56 |
Sadie,
I don't know if you will see this, but I had to write it. I just got my Geneseo Scene Summer 2010 and as I was flipping through the pages, I saw your story. I had to keep wiping tears out of my eyes as I read through the page. I know Jax is so proud of you! Keep BELIEVING and God bless.
Casey |
| - 2010-06-08 22:05:08 |
I would like to share a special story with you. The following essay was written by a very close friend of the family. Maddison Moore is currently a fifth grader at Marion Elementary school, and as you will soon be able to tell, a very talented young girl as well. Maddison's ELA teacher encouraged her, as well as the other students in the class to write an essay for the annual Lyons Elks Lodge #869 essay contest open to 5th and 8th graders in both the Lyons and Marion schools. Maddison's essay is called "My American Dream".
"My American Dream" by Madison Moore
Today Americans have many dreams. My American Dream is to support doctors and others in their research of a cure for cancer. I BELIEVE cancer touches the lives of most of us. My life has been touched by cancer.
I have lost both of my grandfathers to cancer. My grandpa Bill had lung cancer. Neither my sister or I had the chance to meet him. Fortunately, we have a great family to tell us how wonderful he was.
My grandpa Dick recently passed away because of pancreatic cancer. It was shocking to all of us because he was one of the healthiest people I knew. He ate at least One banana each day and always cleaned his plate at every meal. He ran every day no matter what kind of weather. He ran in many marathons.
My grandma Jean is a cancer survivor. I was not even a year old when they found her cancer. She had cancer on her appendix. The doctors removed her appendix and she has been cancer free.
My American Dream would be to help doctors and others research cures for cancer by raising money. I would have every family donate $5.00 every month. I would ask the Cancer Society to send out letters to everyone requestions their support. Once cancer was cured, families would not have to pay anymore.
I BELIEVE this is an important cause. I hope that some day my American Dream will come true. |
| Jennifer Warnes - 2010-06-07 12:24:23 |
Dear Sharon, Torey, and TJ,
As I think of you on a constant basis as well as I think about Jacquie, I was devastated to learn of another little boy that was diagnosed with A.L.L. His name is Jacob Ortel. He just turned 14 last week and was diagnosed the week before. He has been at Children's hospital receiving treatments as they work in conjunction with Roswell. He was released to come home in order to celebrate his 14th birthday. I worked with his grandmother for many years at the bank. She is now retired. Jacob is her oldest grandchild. At this time she (Pattie is her name) also has a brother who is in a Hospice unit being kept comfortable as his body begins to shut down. This family is struggling terribly with fear and sadness while they try to maintain strength and hope. I gave a co-worker Jacquie's foundation pamphlet and asked her to give it to Pattie. I am hoping she will contact the Foundation for support.
I can appreciate how you must feel being so actively involved with Roswell and so many of the patients that Jacquie knew. Finding out about Jacob brought the fearful memories of Jacquie's fight back to me.
Please keep Jacob and his family in your thoughts and prayers as they begin the same familiar fight that you continue in Jacquie's memory.
My love and thoughts are always with you,
Jennifer |
| - 2010-06-06 08:12:15 |
| i haven't written on here in a really long time, but i need your strength right now jacquie. please help me to get through this. i miss you and i love you....<3 |
| Marietta - 2010-05-31 11:40:26 |
| Dearest Jacquie, Happy Belated Birthday. I was on Block Island looking at the ocean yesterday and all day my thoughts were drifting to you. I love you and miss you. We should be 25 together now, but I accept that we are not. I can't help feeling pain on this day, but I pray that acceptance, joy and love will shine through. Love, Marietta |
| Lauren - 2010-05-30 22:35:48 |
| Happy birthday Jacquie! Lots of love to all the Hirsch's <3 |
| Casey Stiokas - 2010-05-30 20:13:13 |
| Happy Birthday beautiful girl. Always thinking about you Hirsch's... |
| Avery K - 2010-05-30 15:40:12 |
| I saw that today is Jacquie's birthday and wanted to stop by and say Happy Birthday. I know that today will be tough to get through but each day you get through makes you stronger. Sharon, I was reading through the blog and you are a lot stronger than you give yourself credit for. This is an incredible foundation that your family has created and you are helping so many other families that are going through the devastating experience that you all had to. You are unbelievably strong and have such a big heart to be able to extend all of your efforts for research and to help other families. Please don't underestimate your strength because you have already gotten this far. I know I wasn't a grade A student of yours but you did have faith in me and you are a remarkable coach. I thank you for this and I will never stop believing. Love, Avery Kretschman |
| - 2010-05-30 13:22:07 |
| Thinking of you and your family today and always. |
| Sadie - 2010-05-30 11:42:40 |
| Just wanted you to know I was thinking of you all today and everyday. Today is a hard day - another milestone and I know how impossible it must seem to get through it. I am holding you all in my heart and sending you love. I hope you find reasons to smile today. To Miss Jacquie, Happy birthday sweetie. You were so very good at celebrating and oh how I wish you were here to celebrate this big day today. I love you and think of you every single day. |
| - 2010-05-30 10:53:53 |
| I did not know you, but was reading the morning paper when I came across a memorium about you. I was truly inspired by the outpour of love from your family and wanted to know more about you. You were an amazing person and obviously touched the lives of so many. My prayers go out to your family on this day as I know you are looking down on them. Happy birthday Jacquie. |
| Sue P - 2010-05-30 10:38:32 |
| Happy Birthday Angel |
| Jacquie Wood - 2010-05-30 10:14:07 |
| Happy birthday Jax...I hope you are celebrating up there. I wish so badly that we could have you back to celebrate with us too. You are on my mind all the time and I will always BELIEVE in you. Miss you so much. |
| alicia rennie - 2010-05-30 10:07:25 |
| every day that we're without you, is a hard day to get through. but today, your birthday, is always one of the hardest. there is nothing we can do to stop the pain, but i think we can try to ease it a little by remembering all of our favorite things about you and our time together. (well, that is a broad statement bc i think everything about you was everyone's favorite thing). today i'm thinking of chanting other sorority name's to the "oh what a night" song and then dying laughing. I'm remembering the swimming pool hanging outside of my car as we drove home from walmart. I'm remembering the first time we met, at a rush event, and you were sober because it was during swimming... and I remember thinking that you were so fun and pretty, and if you were that fun sober, how much fun would you be if you were drunk! haha, and you didn't let me down! on this day, i find i am constantly saying the quote from the little prince over and over to myself, as well as the quote from the paul simon song. i dont think it's a coincidence that both of these songs mention stars... that's because you were one when you were here with us, and now you are one in the sky, always looking over us, and shining bright (just like you did every day), letting us know you are still here. i miss and love you more than words can say, truly more than words can say. happy birthday beautiful angel. today beege and i are taking our 16 month godson, connor, to the buffalo zoo. i was thinking, it is a perfect way to honor you... you would LOVE this little guy. so i thought spending a fun filled afternoon looking at wacky zoo animals with an adorable little one is something you would love. happy birthday, you still mean the world and are the world, to so many of us. in my heart and on my mind, ALLWAYS <3 delish "If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream, and for a fraction of a second you can't remember where you are. Just open your window and follow your memory upstream, to the meadow in the mountain where we counted every falling star." "when you look up at the sky at night, since I'll be living on one of them, since I'll be laughing on one of them, for you it'll be as if all the stars are laughing. You'll have stars that can laugh! And when you're consoled, you'll be glad you've known me. You'll always be my friend. You'll feel like laughing with me. And you'll open your windows sometimes just for the fun of it... and your friends will be amazed to see you laughing while you're looking up at the sky. Then you'll tell them, 'Yes, its the stars. They always make me laugh!" |
| Melissa Lewis - 2010-05-30 09:13:35 |
| Sharon & Family, I can only imagine the pain you feel today. I hope that knowing how much Jacquie was loved and how many people's lives she affected helps in some little way. She showed us all how to believe and that's something that can never be taken away. I know she is with you, she is so proud of you. You all do so much with this foundation and honoring her life, it's always inspiring. Jacquie- Happy Birthday Beautiful! I know you must be celebrating up there with all the friends you've made. So for a moment I'll be sad that you're not here with us celebrating, but then I'm going to honor your memory and celebrate right along with you! |
| Pauline Cantatore - 2010-05-30 09:02:36 |
| Happy Birthday Jacquie!! I just had my 25th two weeks ago and I'm not sure how I feel about being 25! I'm sure you'd laugh and smile and tell me to stop having a quarter life crisis. I wish you were here so we could celebrate our 25th together. I miss you, but I know you're still alive in our hearts. Love, Pauline I still BELIEVE |
| Just a thought... - 2010-05-27 20:02:47 |
| Jax- You continue to inspire me and touch my life in a way that I cannot explain. I just hope and prayer that you knew how much I respected and looked up to you while you were here on earth... I was watching TV the other day and someone was talking about the loss of a loved one... And they said that the numbers and anniversaries and dates were all so terribly sad at first... But then he realized that the memories are what matters-- all the good times and laughter and love that was shared is what matters, not on what date they occurred. If you think about it, it's true... Memories are a great thing, they are ours forever and no one can touch them... The memories of Jax always seem to brighten life just a little.... Always praying, hoping, loving and BELIEVING |
| Casey Stiokas - 2010-05-25 16:15:27 |
This past Saturday, I had the honor to be in my big brothers wedding. Now, his wife was very particular with what she wanted us bridesmaids to be wearing, right down to the jewelry. In the limo on the way to the church she asked her Maid of Honor to remove a bracelet or something because she wanted us all to look the same. I of course was still wearing my Jacquie bracelet because it never ever comes off of me. I called her name and simply pointed to it, and asked if she wanted me to take it off (secretly trying to hold back tears because I really didn't want to have to take it off). Jen looked at me and said no, you can definitely keep that on. When her MOH asked how come she gets to keep hers on, Jen said "because that bracelet has not come off of her once since she put it on, and there is no way I'm telling her to take it off because it means so much". So Jax was again apart of a very special day in the Stiokas family, and I wore her bracelet proudly. Always praying for you and always BELIEVING. God bless,
Casey |
| alicia - 2010-05-20 01:40:15 |
| i miss you. what i wouldnt give to talk to you right now. in my heart and on my mind always <3 alicia |
| Marietta Bennett - 2010-05-19 22:36:39 |
| Jacquie, I just wanted to tell you that I love you and miss you..... Love, GF |
| Carrie Mo - 2010-05-19 17:12:00 |
| Sharon and family--- I just read your most recent post. Just wanted you to know that Jax is not forgotten and will never be. We miss and love her!! I think about her very frequently. Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way :) Please find the strength to continue, I know Jacquie is watching.... Carrie Mo (Sigma Delta Tau Alumni) |
| Casey Stiokas - 2010-05-17 20:12:03 |
I am writing this story because it makes me laugh, and cry, and it most of all, it makes me think of Jax. A young lady that I had the pleasure to be a substitute teacher for a number of times recently passed away. Emma Akins was 14 years old and had Down syndrome. When she was younger, she battled leukemia, and the chemo made her heart even weaker than it had been. A few years ago she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, and a few weeks ago she collapsed in school and had to be rushed to the hospital. On May 9th, Mother's Day, Emma got her wings. At her funeral, the middle school choir sang "Rainbow Connection". When I heard this (I was subbing for teachers so they could go to the funeral) I couldn't help but think, of course, why would it be any other song?
Jax, I ask that you take good care of her, she was a special young lady and she will be deeply missed. I know she is in good hands, and thank you for telling me with that song. I miss you every day. Always a Believer,
Casey |
| - 2010-05-16 22:01:33 |
MS - "Go On, get the hell outta here!
Ever see a man say good-bye to a shoe?"
HJS - "Haha, yes once"
Love & Miss you, always. |
| - 2010-05-16 16:25:48 |
| Jax, Just stopping by to say you inspire me every day. I'm sure you know the latest craze with kids these days are these new bracelets called silly bandz. One of my students was passing them out the other day, and I specifically chose a purple one, to match my purple Jacquie bracelet. Now when I look at my wrist I smile even bigger, because the bracelets not only remind me of you, but of your love for children. Whenever I am getting frustrated I glance down, think of you and it helps me carry on with whatever I'm doing. Keep smiling on us, we need it. |
| - 2010-05-12 22:36:46 |
I'm gonna live where the green grass grows
Watchin' my corn pop up in rows Every night be tucked in close to you Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed Point our rocking chairs towards the west Plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows Where the green grass grows I Love & miss you. Please be happy and smiling Jax. |
| - 2010-05-09 22:46:05 |
| "I wanna have the same last dream again, the one where I wake up and I'm alive. Just as the four walls close me within, my eyes are opened up with pure sunlight. I'm the first to know, my dearest friends, even if your hope has burned with time, anything that's dead shall be re-grown, and your vicious pain, your warning sign, you will be fine" |
| - 2010-05-09 10:04:14 |
Dear Sharon, as you know, today is Mothers Day. This is most likely a difficult day for you and the family. I just wanted to drop in and say that Jacquie and TJ are such lucky children to have you as their Mom. You are everyting a child needs and more. I can tell you that they both love you so much and are so happy to have you and call you their Mom. I hope this day goes by alright for you. Happy Mothers Day.
Love Natalie |
| Sue P - 2010-05-07 08:55:06 |
Sharon: I start to write but the words to comfort you never seem to come out. Just know I am always thinking of you, your family & of course Jacquie "forever". Please find comfort in your family & friends this weekend. |
| Becky Roselli - 2010-05-06 19:54:05 |
| Shaon, I just read your message written after the benefit Nichole and her friends had last week. I can still see you holding that Bear and was happy for you to have her. I was so pleased that I had saved my little story about the girl from Genesco who I met in Disneyworld last winter. It was just another way for you to know how Jacquie has left a lasting effect on so many lives. I know you are aware of it but that day I turned around to my friend with tears in my eyes and it meant so much to me to have known her though Nichole for such a short time. She will live in all those lives forever.I can't begin to know how hard every day is for you and your family but keep up the great work in her name....it is so important! |
| - 2010-05-06 15:43:48 |
| Keep going strong Sharon - this foundation can and will change the face of cancer forever. I BELIEVE in everything you, your amazing family, and Jacquie do every day. |
| Casey Stiokas - 2010-05-05 22:25:55 |
Sending all of my love to you Sharon. I wish I could help ease the pain, but I am afraid that it will never go away, but then again, neither will Jax, and that is the most important thing to remember.
Jacquie's tulips are beautiful here too, and I plan on planting even more this fall so that my garden is overflowing with them every spring:)
God bless,
Casey |
| Kim - 2010-05-04 12:21:12 |
I love and miss you Jax! |
| Nicki Lagree - 2010-05-04 00:29:39 |
| stay strong, Sharon... you are living jacquies dreams - bringing awareness, so many amazing causes, helping others who are batteling what she went through, so many reasons to keep it going - most of all, its for jax. love you, Nicki |
| Ellen Schaefer - 2010-05-03 10:18:21 |
| Torey,Sharon and T.J. I was in a census training class in Las Vegas and talking with a young lady who said she was from NY. and went to Geneseo...I said when.. she replied 2007..I asked her if she knew Jacquie and she she said of course...she left such a mark on Geneseo.!! Her legacy travels far and wide....wishing you all the strength to get through the days..You are always in my thoughts. |
| - 2010-05-01 18:05:45 |
| sending so much love to Hirsch's... Jacquie is in everything I do. |
| Kim - 2010-05-01 17:40:38 |
| I know you will get a few chuckles from tonight! We miss you so much.... |
| Jennifer Warnes - 2010-04-30 09:57:15 |
Dear Sharon, Torey, and TJ,
I can't see how it becomes easier in many ways. In other ways, I have a deep faith that I find comfort in. I typically don't believe when people preach their beliefs to others. However, I want to share with you some of my faith. I believe Jacquie is no longer suffering, that she has been saved from the struggles that all of us endure day to day just to get through life. I believe that this isn't "IT". There is more to life and we are just in a small phase of it. I suppose in God's intentions of what our true life's purpose is, Jacquie is the fortunate one, and we are still stuck here trying to figure everything out.
I am sure that doesn't comfort you necessarily in your loss, the emptiness that YOU feel. However, maybe it finds you comfort for Jacquie's sake.
She is God's vehicle for driving all of us into becoming better people the way he intends for us to be, and as humans, we frequently fall short. She works through all of you each and every day.
As a parent, I would never judge how someone should feel. What if it were me suffering such a loss? How would I go on? It is so easy for others to tell you to go on. Easier said than done. You are all living the hard part. Jacquie already conquered her hard part. Now she is ther to help you get through yours.
I admire your courage.
Keep your faith, and NEVER stop BELIEVING.
Love to all,
Jennifer |
| Casey Stiokas - 2010-04-26 13:27:46 |
My second dream of Jacquie came last night. We were all at a party, and we were laughing and taking pictures, and she gave me a hug. I remember thinking in my dream, we don't have to be afraid of germs anymore! I can have a real hug! I began to cry and told her how happy I was to see her, she told me that I should not cry for her, and again, the words, "I am okay" came out of her mouth.
Although it is only my second dream of Jacquie since she has been taken from us, the message has been the same in each; don't cry for me, I'm not sick anymore and I am okay.
I wake up feeling sad, but relieved and knowing that she truly is okay and watching over us. Always send my love to you. God bless,
Casey |
| - 2010-04-25 12:27:41 |
| "What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget." |
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| Kimm88 - 2010-04-22 18:49:47 |
| Nicki LaGree - 2010-04-19 23:35:10 |
| Thinking of you all always....there is not a day that goes by that I don't talk to Jax or think of her - she is everywhere. There are three girls I have in my class this year that ADORE tinkerbell and they know that when they wear their tink attire, it makes Miss LaGree SMILE ALL day (: ... so they do it pretty often, needless to say. Love you guys - miss u....thanks for being there for ALL of us! Love, Nicki |
| - 2010-04-14 21:55:06 |
| I am a friend "not yet met" of the Hirsch's. I went to Geneseo with Jacquie and am now working in the field of cancer treatment. Everyday I work to fight this terrible disease and I often think of her throughout the day. Today walking in to work I also saw a Tickerbell sticker on someone's car in the lot. She is everywhere and she inspires me everyday. |
| Liz Fassl - 2010-04-13 17:51:40 |
| I just read Huer's post and the same thing happened to me last weekend. Ace Ventura was on TV and I started quoting the lines. It reminded me of all the time Jacquie and I spent with our friends Mark and Matt freshman year in the dorms watching that movie. We spent countless hours watching movies, reality shows and laughing. Those were some of the best times I have ever had and I'm so glad I got to share them with Jacquie. Love, Liz |
| missy - 2010-04-13 09:30:25 |
| Dear Sharon, Tory, T.J. and Angel Jacquie, Please know what a special family you all are. How lucky so many families are to have you all fighting for them....with them, against this terrible disease. You are the difference makers! You are all, always in my prayers. Clapping, Praying, BELIEVING Missy |
| Marietta Bennett - 2010-04-12 17:13:52 |
| Jacquie and family, I am writing to tell you that I love you as you know because I talk to you all of the time! Also- Sean's sister is getting married the evening of the tinkerball so I have to RSVP no once again :( I hope to be there next year. I miss you. Love, Marietta |
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