Chase , we miss you. Today marks the seventh year you have been gone. As with every other year we started out the day with a Mass being said for you. Marina was in college and asked last night if we could come for her so she could be at this Mass for you .Marina has a real connection to you and always lets us know when you have visited her and or helped her in some way. I was very proud of her true desire to be at Mass for you today. She will come to the mausoleum where you are and we will have flowers for you again. Christian also and Dad. Tierney is bedridden for now and has been for months. We continue to ask for your intercession regarding her healing. A Teacher approached me after Mass this morning. She remembered you and wanted to tell me that she had remembered me being a fierce advocate for you and that she admired me for that. Comparing me to other parents she said, who give up and told me that everyone admired me for fighting for you. It made me feel good as I often wonder if you knew how hard I fought for your rights and your care.She told me how much you touched her life and those around you at school. Much of those days are a blur to me these days. Times passes, people come and go in our lives but the memory of you and your smile remain the same. Pictures of that smile flank the table tops today and candles lit by Mary.Pray for us Chase, that we make it home to see that smile again. We love and miss you...love Mom, Dad ,Tierney, Christian and Marina....