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Molly Cunningham

Flip Flop Shop

Winner of Kassidy Foster Memorial

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Shelby Clark

Winner of the VTBC

Kassidy Foster Memorial Scholarship

Katie Sallie

Level 9, VA Techniques

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Shelby Roberts

Level 6, VA Techniques

Rock Star Winner

Brooke Harlow

Level 8, Flip Flop Shop

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Courtney and team dance in karaoke contest at Kassidy's Rock Star Invitational

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March 10, 2009

Happy Mothers Day to everyone!! I hope that everyone has enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and spent time with their mothers and loved ones. We had a cookout and spent time with Tammy's mother,father,sister,brother-in-law and their two kids. We had a good time but bitter sweet as well. We took pictures of the three girls outside in the grass...where we used to take pictures of the four of them! And thinking today of Danny's mom that passed away in 2001. I know that her and Kassidy sent the beautiful sunshine for us to enjoy the day!

Last weekend we helped at the SameFight golf tournament in Floyd. We enjoy giving back to this organization for all that they did for us during Kassidys fight. And we will continue to help raise money to help the next child in Floyd county that has cancer...because we know that there will be another. This disease will continue to take our children when we least expect it! The number of children with cancer is unbelievable. But we will continue on to help others that may have to go through this horrific journey.

School is almost out and we will continue to busy this summer. Courtney will be going to gymnastics everyday M-F from 8a-12p. She will get out of school then have one week before she leaves to go to gymnastics camp in Crossville,TN. Then the nex weekend some of the team will be going to a Regional camp. So she will be busy right after school lets out. She is learning new skills in gymnastics right now and is very excited! The girls enjoy learning new things and then they will have all summer to perfect them before starting to compete again in the fall. And then she will be going to High School. It doesn't seem possible that our little girl is growing up!!

Just recently I read on a caring bridge site from a lady that had lost her child.....she said that it's something that you never get over...it's something you learn to live with. We are approaching the two year anniversary for Kassidy going to Heaven. We have still struggled through the year and still shed tears frequently. No one can understand unless you have been in our shoes. The overwhelming grief that sneaks up on you and hits you so hard. People look at us and tells us how strong we are....that makes me want to laugh sometimes because inside we are falling apart!! It is impossible to measure the pain we experience or fully understand the difficulty of what we are walking through.

Understanding the loss can only come through the heart that has suffered the same.

We continue to pray for all those families that are still fighting and a special prayer for the friend Kassidy had in the hospital, Skylar, that is still fighting this monster!

Again, Happy Mother's Day to everyone! God Bless you all!!

---Tammy

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My name is Kassidy Foster and I was 12-year-old sixth grader at Check Elementary School. I was also a level 7 gymnast at Virginia Techniques Gymnastics and a member of Faith Fellowship Church.

On Thursday, March 29, 2007, I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma - the most common type of bone cancer. The doctors have found cancerous cells on my right femur near the knee and close to my hip. They've also found cancerous cells in my chest between my heart and lungs.

I started chemotherapy on April 4th. The doctors said I would need 40 weeks of treatments that would end in December. My main tumor was on my right knee. At first the treatments appeared to be working ...but they were not. On May 3rd, I had to have my right leg amputated up to my hip. I returned to Roanoke to continue my treatments. No matter what type of chemotherapy my doctors gave me, my cancer continued to grow throughout my body.

On July 9th, I went on my Make-a-Wish trip to California where I was treated like a movie star, rode in limousine and got treated with a day of shopping. I returned home on Thursday July 12th where I started having difficulty breathing. My parents took me to the hospital on July13th, and I went to Heaven on July16th.

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We had 3 services for Kassidy. About 1500 people attended and around 50 people were saved. Throughout Kassidy's fight she never lost her faith and love for her Lord JESUS. Kassidy was an inspiration to us, her family, and to many others who followed her story. We ask you to continue to pray for us and to help Kassidy's love for GOD minister to you and others. We will continue to update her page and we hope her story and her trust and love for GOD will minister to you and others.

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"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5:16b

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Praise God for twelve great years on earth and an eternity in Heaven - no pain, suffering or sorrow. Please pray for the "peace that passes understanding" for Tammy, Danny, Courtney and their extended family and friends as the reality of life without Kassidy sets in.