I believe the 29th was the last scare day. You really did get me good. I'll forever remember your handsome face my little friend. Hugs ♡ kelley

my last day with mikey - jan 29 2014 So the events that took place one year ago, me and mikey woke up, he had a nose bleed, that indicated his blood counts was low, I called his home health nurse to do a blood draw, she showed up but I decided I was just gonna take mikey to primary children's, she helped get him to the car cause he was weak and dizzy, we drove to salt lake, I didn't think he was going to make it, i held his hand all the way there, we finally arrived and he go...t into the wheel chair, we went up to 4th floor clinic, the admitting nurse couldn't get a blood pressure so she just put us in a room, I went to help mikey with his hoody but he was unresponsive, called nurse and doctors in, they called cold-blue, they began working on him, after 20 minutes they got his heart beating again but this would only be for a few minutes until it would stop again, so they had to call TOD (time of death) another nurse prepped him for viewing and visitation, I spent time with him as other nurses and doctors came to say goodbye, then finally it was time for them to begin final prep before body transport so I had to leave, I spent the night at the Ronald McDonald house in salt lake city cause I wasn't in good mind to try to drive back home, but once I did the next day it was more than I could handle, we decided no autopsy cause we were pretty sure what the cause was, the doctor feels that it was due to a leukemia blood hemorrhage in the brain and his little heart just couldn't fight any longer, this was probably the cause of the pain he was having days before even though scans showed nothing

Well family and friends, it is with a sad heart,  and tear filled eyes that I sit and read all these beautiful words about a truly beautiful, special, courageou...s and genuine little boy. I don't write poetry very often, but this is someone who touched my heart from the get go. This ones for Mikey...

The Bucket List

We all live life on schedules and... plans, always doing the things that life so demands. From paying the bills and going to work, to often it seems that things go bizirk.

But then there's the few who take life in chance, not by the things that  someone else plans. Like Riding in boats and in  trains, and on the back of some tame mustangs, these are a some  things and  you get the jist, some things you might find on a persons bucket list. Like riding a Harley or a cool ATV, might seem silly to you but not for Mikey. These were the things that he had never done, but wanted to do them cuz they sounded like fun. So he got some paper and wrote some things down and shared them with us and with his hometown. We did the best we could and made some requests then a couple hundred people were happily blessed by a boy with brown hair and brown eyes and a smile that could brighten the darkest of skies. He touched many lives with that big heart of his and he will be missed I promise you this. But now I hope that we didn't miss, not one little thing on Mikey's bucket list.

Written with love and admiration for Mikey Thorpe, that happy go lucky oh so funny boy who touched our hearts forever. STEVEN A. Counts 1/29/2014