01/22/2026
One year ago today we lost our precious Hads. There is not one second of the day that she is not on my mind.
I have struggled to type this because there are no words to describe how much I miss her, her smile, her laugh, her genuine soul, and her huge heart. I took care of Hadley day in and day out for a year and a half and I would not change that for anything. But it makes having her gone so much harder. There is a large piece of my heart that will never be filled. They say losing a child is one of the hardest things someone will ever have to go through, and to be honest they were not lying. This last year has been the hardest year of my life. When i look at her pictures, see people wearing Hadley gear, people's cars with her stickers on them that I don't even know, being at a doctors appt and Hadley's name gets brought up, and they say De Pere Hadley? Or when I'm at work, and someone says, I know you, but you don't know me, you're Hadley's mom right? It absolutely breaks my heart into a million pieces, but it also makes me so proud that we raised such an incredible human that has impacted so many people, from all over the country.
I feel honored, blessed and proud that I was able to spend twelve and a half years with her beautiful soul. She was taken from all of us way too soon, and I hate that she can no longer be physically with us, but I know, deep down in my broken heart, that she is with us always and forever.
Keep smiling Hads, know we all miss you dearly, but we know you are still impacting so many people and touching so many lives. Keep being the best human ever. We all love you so much.