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Katie Janke

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How has it possibly been 12 years, when it feels like just yesterday? September 9th, 2014. I relive that day over and over. Even in my dreams all of the details come back to me. As I wake on your day I find the tiniest comfort in thinking that just maybe on Earth, you never knew pain. If my only act as your mama was to shield you from it and endure it for you, I’d do it again and again. Missing you means loving you. Grieving you means loving you. What a strange paradox. With all of my broken heart you are so so loved! Happy 12th Birthday my little Harper Lynn. 💜 #harperlynnjanke by @ktjanke2213

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This poor thing got dumped outside my apartment. Hopped right up to me. I am taking it to McKamey at 2:00 unless somebunny 🐰 wants to claim it! by @ktjanke2213

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Everyone is invited to light a candle in remembrance today. I always like to say, you are never reminding me that I have lost. You are simply reminding a parent who has lost a piece of their heart that you remembered their child. It matters. 💜🩵 by @ktjanke2213

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An old post, but it still stands. Maybe even more today than a few years ago. I can’t help but think that 9/11/01 would be disappointed in 9/11/25. by @ktjanke2213

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The Bear on the right started out like the one on the left. She has caught 11 years of a grieving mamas tears. Endured tight grips as a heart continuously breaks. Traveled wherever I travel and stayed with me every night. A tangible thing for me to hold onto as life without my little girl keeps moving. This Bear knows my deepest sorrows. Tattered and matted, but always there. I imagine she looks much like my heart often feels as I navigate life without Harper. Missing you extra today #harperlynnjanke 💜 Happy 11th Birthday by @ktjanke2213

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Happy Birthday Uncle Brian Barnes! You don’t look a day over 29! Love you by @ktjanke2213

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Woah. Just read it. It doesn’t take long, but I guarantee you won’t stop thinking about it for a long long time. 🩵🎈🪻 by @ktjanke2213

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PSA to the giant dog that came at us on our morning walk: You could have just barked hi, the biting wasn’t necessary.🐾 To the owners- I know where you live. Train or supervise your dog, or don’t own one. It ruins it for the rest of us. Owning a big dog is a responsibility you shouldn’t take lightly. I know things happen, but you are a repeat offender. Also, my dog is better than yours because I care enough to train her. Just don’t ask her not to poop in your house. 🤣🩵 Happy Saturday! by @ktjanke2213

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Sometimes in life you meet people that just get you. I have been lucky enough to have this happen a few times in my life. One of those humans is @chelsey_ann__ I am forever grateful that you understand and accept all of my crazy. Even my fur child. 🐕‍🦺 Friends that are like family are my absolute favorite. 🩵 Thank you! by @ktjanke2213

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taken in Chattanooga, Tennessee by @ktjanke2213

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Infant Loss Awareness Day
Oh Harper Lynn… this year marks the 10th year I have lit a candle to remember you. The truth is it doesn’t take a candle or a day to remind me though.
It is so hard to believe it has been ten years. I remember everything about the day you were born. I think that’s what mothers do. I could never have imagined it would go the way it did. I remember the moment everything shifted, from happiness and anticipation to loss and heavy hearts. So many questions unanswered. I only had hours to hold you and memorize everything about you. I soaked as much of you in as I could. You have taught me so many things. How to love and how to grieve. I think those two things go hand in hand. If the amount of times I have grieved and cried reflect how much you are loved, you are still so very loved. That grief has not dimmed at all over these ten years.
You were my favorite hello, and my hardest goodbye. I will remember you and love you always. 💜
To anyone wondering, please never feel bad about asking questions or speaking the name of a child to a parent who has experienced loss. You are never reminding them that their child existed, you are just reminding them that you remembered, and that means the world. by @ktjanke2213

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