I am so very sorry to see this. May God be with the family. Bless you Jada, rest in peace sweet girl.

Oh no! I am so sorry.... crying and can't see to type... deepest sympathies to the family. RIP Sweet Jada.

I can't tell you how hard it was to hear this. Thanks to her aunt, I felt I knew Jada in some ways. But being the child of God she is, she's home now and finally well. She sure shined so brightly here on Earth and put up the bravest fight she could for so long. Go with God, sweet Jada.

So, so very sorry........Your family has such a very strong Faith and truly live every day with God as a very real part of your everyday lives....Jada was born into that amazing strength and belief system, and when she just got soooooo very weary and tired, her Heavenly Father was there, He saw, and He said "Enough baby, you come Home now and rest peacefully with Me"......He held out His hand, she reached up, and she joined Him in Heaven. He knows how strong your family is, He knows you know where she is now, and He knows, that while you will miss her beautiful presence in your life everyday, He knows, because of your strong, unwavering Faith, you know this is what He had planned from the beginning. People of Faith know all our days are numbered, and only He knows the exact date and time we each will leave this Earth. Our Faith in our belief, that we will spend Eternity, with our Heavenly Father as our final reward for a job well done here in this life, is a source of strength and an anchor during troubled times. Fly freely with the Angels, Jada! Breathe deeply, without restriction, without compromise, and bask in the warmth and love you have earned on this Earth, for your undying Faith in your Heavenly Father. You walked the path He laid out for you, and now comes your reward! For that, we rejoice!

Teri
 

Sending prayers your way for you and your sister and entire family to be comforted in the knowledge that Jada is now at peace. I can certainly see how much she was loved and now she can be free from pain and loved too.
God Bless you all Teri.


Julia

I am very sorry to read this. May God be with you and the family. bless you Jada, rest in peace.

Teri, I'm so very sorry to read this...I wasn't expecting this outcome...Tears....so sorry Teri. Prayers for you and your family....Godspeed Jada, RIP

My heart is breaking for your family. Jada put up an amazing fight. Heaven has another angel.

I can't type long or I will fall apart but I had to acknowledge that I've read all of your posts and we all still feel all of your prayers. You all mean so much to me.

I really just wanted to post a couple of pics and then I have to go clean myself up and get over to my sister's house.

My Sweet Jada Dylane Brooks:
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My tattoo that I got in 2010 with Jada by my side (she helped design it. NOTE: the J and B are done to stand out from the rest on purpose as those are her initials):

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What a beautiful angel!!! I'm praying for your family.

Thinking of you and your family tonight.

Your family was blessed with an angel on earth to show you what love is all about. Now that she had gone to heaven to live with the angels, she is free of pain and suffering. Know that she is at peace and will always be in all your hearts! I know how you are feeling, as I lost a niece to a malignant brain tumor when she was only 5 yrs. In time it gets easier.....God Bless you all during this difficult time!

Terri- please know many of us have kept a silent vigil in hopes of easing Jada & her family of the tremendous pain. I know you're all still in many people's prayers even if they never say a word about it to you.
God bless you all. RIP dear Jada.

Oh....I am so so sorry to hear this, Terri. Prayers to everyone who was blessed with knowing Jada and I know her beautiful spirit is shining down on you all from above. She fought so hard, He knew he could ease that pain and so He took her into his arms. Terri you are so special and your love for miss Jada is so evident. You will be reunited some day. Until the ...she will be your guardian angel, watching over you like you did for her.

Rest in peace, Jada. You were so beautiful and strong! A lot like your aunt :)

Rest in peace beautiful Jada.

Terri, I am very sorry for your family's loss. I am praying for your peace and comfort.

I am so very sorry Terri, I will pray for you and your family in this time of sorrow. Another of gods Angels has reached the gates of heaven, Be at peace Jada !

Teri,

I am so very sorry for the loss of beautiful, Jada. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayer's during this difficult time. And, yes she is breathing easy in her Fathers arms now. Rest In Peace sweet Jada!

Stephanie

Teri, from the bottom of my heart and soul...I'm so very sorry...

Oh, Terri, I am so sorry to read this. It is the update I hoped we wouldn't get. :cry8: Jada fought so hard! Her Father was obviously ready for her suffering to end and took her home. I feel so sad, though, as if I knew her through your updates. Condolences to you and your family.
Jada, rest in peace. :angel2dl:

Teri i am so sorry, my love to you and your family during this trying time, sweet Jada is at peace now

My heart weeps hearing about Jada. Once we know true love like you have shared with your beautiful niece, it becomes a part of our hearts forever. I am deeply sorry for your loss.

Oh Terri i did not expect this. I am so deeply sorry for your loss. May Jada run and sing now. My thoughts and blessings go out to you and your family. Rest in Peace beautiful Jada

Thank you so much, everyone. CF is so maddening! It's pure evil, in my opinion. Recessive genes that people don't know they have and then 2 come together in love and make a child, who ends up with both genes. Sentencing that child they love so much to a life of endless pain and suffering. Leaving this earthly body so young is actually a blessing for that child. Just evil.

The first time this has ever happened, according to the funeral home. They had 2 young ladies in their care at the same time and both died from CF. Two days before Jada, Amanda Bowden (27) passed away from CF.

Both families beg of anyone who wants to do something or help to:

1. Sign up to be an organ donor (Jada died waiting on lungs - she was on that list for 3 1/2 years);

2. Please donate to the only organization dedicated to research to finding a cure to this evil disease - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Home

I am so sorry for your loss! Prayers for your family! I know Jada is breathing easy and no longer in pain! She's a beautiful angel in heaven!

I am so very sorry for your loss. It is a heartbreaker of a disease, I do know as I lost two of my close cousins to CF, many years ago.

Just in case you do not know, there is a genetic test now available for CF, and this simple test would let someone know if they have the gene for this disease.

I do wish you and your family all the very best, it is so very hard grieving the loss of one so young!

Thinking of you Teri...hugs

Teri, I am so sorry for your family's loss.

You are right, CF is an evil disease. Getting the word out there about organ donation is one of the best ways to fight this killer and also a way to remember your sweet niece. DH is on a LIFE GOES ON organ donation committee here in Illinois and some of the stories you hear are heart breaking.

I want to thank everyone who has been praying for Jada and her family.

I went to Jada's celebration of life on behalf of our YT family. She was a very loved girl and touched many life's. I know, all the praying kept Terri strong today.

PLEASE considering donationing to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Home !
Also, become a organ donor and make it public on your driver licenses!

Wanted to jump on here really quickly and say Thank You to all of you for all of your prayers and love through this hard time in our family. Many of you went on this roller coaster journey with me from the first call for lungs back on new year's eve and then again on st. patty's day. I will never forget those days.

Jada was a real life hero. I have a deep love for heroes. I've always loved Superman - even have an S emblem tattoo. But, I also have a Jada tattoo - because she is the real hero. (I will soon be getting another special one - like the one she had). Anyway, there are many real life heroes in this world: firefighters, military men and women, policeman, first responders, doctors, nurses...

There is no greater hero who utters the words: "I pray for lungs, but if my donor is not saved, I would rather not have them." She said this and meant it because she is the ultimate hero - one that surpasses Earthly heroics. She always thought of the Eternal Life. She knew she was saved and would go to be with Jesus if those lungs didn't come. She didn't want her donor to lose his/her life on earth if they weren't saved, because they were not ready to die - they would not go to Heaven.

Ann - you are a special soul. Thank you so very very much for coming to Jada's funeral and celebration of her life today. Words cannot even express how much that meant to me. Thank you to Heather, Vivian, Ann, and Morgan for the flowers that you sent. I heard my sister and mom reading the cards on all the flowers yesterday and I overheard this, "I'm not sure who these are from. The names sound familiar but I am not sure what YT means."

Then..I heard them start saying those names. I whipped my head around and said, "What?!" I looked at the card and told them who they were from and I just totally LOST IT! I wasn't crying until then, ladies - thanks a lot. :p ;) Love you!

Okay, I was only going to say a few words and now I am bawling again so I will make myself stop. I made the following smilebox last night because I couldn't sleep and I needed to do my own special thing for Jada. Note: Celine Dion's niece also died of Cystic Fibrosis. Celine wrote this song in the smilebox for her niece. I thank her so that I can now use it to honor MY niece.

Smilebox Playback

Terri, I'm so so sorry. Loosing a loved one is so hard. I know there is not much I can say, just know my heart and soul go out to you and your family. Your precious niece is in Gods hands, in his warm arms. Also know she will always be near and will be in your heart forever.

Also I'm a donating member I have my sticker on my DL!