Poem given to Susan Whitmore, Erika's mom, on Mother's Day 2008 by her niece, Paisha Fellows.

Happy Mother's Day Aunt Susan. I know this is always an especially hard day for you so I wanted to say I love you and so does Erika. You were and still are an amazing mother to her and she would be so proud of how far the foundation has come and how many people, more people then you probably know of, that you have helped. Here's a poem that I wrote a little while ago and I hope relates to how this day makes you feel because I know this happens to me and how hard it is to have to go threw the pain all over again.

Life is sad once in a while

Making it hard to laugh and smile

Everyday things suddenly remind you

Of memories of old, you thought you put behind you

A picture here a story there

A glimpse of eyes a flash of hair

Loved ones past take new form

Thinking you see them, false alarm

You know they’re gone but still can’t help

That memory lapse during which you yelp

But once again you realize the terrible truth

They’re gone, not here, not nail nor tooth