Kate VanDerPloog
I am 27 years old, and have had 3 beautiful boys, Aiden, Brady and Walker. I live in northern NJ with my family and am a stay-at-home mom as well as an RN who works occasionally. We lost our 16-month-old son Brady on July 24, 2008 after he lost the battle with meningitis following two weeks in the hospital.
Articles:
Mother Tells Story of Child’s Death, Her Own Faith
I was coasting through life, pretty comfortably, when suddenly I experienced something no mother should have to go through. I came out on the other side only due to God’s amazing grace. I would not be here today physically or able to share this with you, if it weren’t for my Savior who has given me the strength and peace to go on. I am not a natural writer. English was my least favorite subject in school, and to make things worse, I wasn’t good at it either. So that is why I can say today that I can write […]
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