So heart breaking. I have no words...

Like so many others, I keep coming back to this thread and looking at Mardi's beautiful picture. Just from the little that I have gathered, she seems like such a special and wonderful girl. I hope that sometime when you have the energy for it, you will do a post with more photos and tell us more about your girl. I know I speak for many others when I say how much we would love to get to know her through her mama's eyes...

Your Beautiful DD has given my pearl earrings new meaning. Please know my heart aches for you and your family as you struggle through this searing time. But as I wear the earrings, I will have the opportunity to reflect on the joy and happiness she brought you.

Jen, my heart is breaking for you. Sending you lots of love and strength.

Oh, goodness. Words are so inadequate to tell you how heartbroken I am for you and your family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Will be thinking of you often wishing love and healing.

Can't imagine a worse pain. May peace come to you.

I also cannot stay away from this thread. I am particularly touched by Suzanne's thought : that pearl earrings and Longchamp bags will now, forever have a new meaning. I too will forever think of Mardi whenever I wear either. I will also think of her whenever I see fuschia shoes like she had on the picture.

I don't know exactly what time the bells will ring for Mardi, but I will do a moment of silence. I think that 11 am your time on Sunday will be around 7 pm Saturday here on the east coast of the USA. I will stop and think of you, Mardi, her dad and all her loved her

Thinking of you and your family and Mardi every moment of the day.

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Isabel.

May you find strength to carry on, comfort your husband, and celebrate the years she was given to you. I am so sorry to read this. So sorry.

Echoing what Suzanne and Isabel said so beautifully. We will remember Mardi.

Jen - so very sorry for the loss of your talented and beautiful daughter. Sending you prayers.

Oh Jen, I just read this and I can't even imagine the pain you must be feeling right now. I will indeed hug my boy a little tighter today and find a way to coax an extra snuggle out of him at bedtime tonight. The loss of a child is incomprehensible, unfair, tragic - my heart goes out to you and your family and my thoughts are with you in this time of sorrow and grief.

Bells & fireworks as a tribute to your beautiful Mardi I will go to the beach & watch the sunset on Sunday & think of you all.

No. Oh. Dear. My love and care come to you from Seattle. Bless you.

Oh Jen what shockingly awful news my heart goes out to you and your family (((hugs))) x

Jen I am so sorry for your loss and for your family. Prayers are with you and I will be holding you in my thoughts.

Jen - I've finally had the chance to look at the pictures of your beautiful daughter and read the loving comments from her cycling team members. She was so obviously a wonderful person loved by many. I am holding you and your family in my heart and wishing you all strength.

Jen - I just saw this thread - and I am stunned. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers. I am so sorry!

I can't even imagine. I am so so sorry for the loss of your beautiful girl.

I didn't know until today. I'm so, so sorry for your loss. Words are not enough. You are in my thoughts and I so wish I could relieve your pain.

Just saw this - so terribly sorry for a horrific loss. Will hug my daughter a little tighter tonight. Holding you in my thoughts and prayers. May beautiful memories of your girl sustain you through a terrible time.

Words are not enough to express such heartfelt sympathy in the tragic loss of your beautiful daughter. Please know that you and your family are being thought of by many, many people and I send my deepest condolences to you.

Thinking of you Jen. Often!

Jen- I think of you and your family daily. Wishing you much strength and support.

I'm so, so sorry for your horrible loss. I just saw this thread. You and your family are in my thoughts and I wish you all possible strength.

dear jen,i'm hoping that all these thoughts of love from the forum are finding you some how and you know that we thinking of you and your family x

Jen, I hope you are okay... tobthe extent possible. I missed this and am so shocked and saddened for you. Surely there can be no harder grief than this. I am jewellery-free for nosy LO and own no Longchamps... but I don't think I will ever see pearls or use/see the pliage style of tote ever again without remembering Mardi, and you. Big gentle hugs from across the oceans.

I'm coming back to say that I have been wearing my pearls almost every day, and sending my love to Jen and sweet Mardi every time I put them on. XXX OOO

Thinking of you too Jen as you grieve & wearing my pearls to honour Mardi.

Still thinking of you Jen and dear Mardi every time I use the Longchamp tote I bought in her honor. Hugs and tears for your tragic loss.

I'm so sorry. I wore pearl earrings to a funeral I went to today. It was for a sweet loving lady who lived by the motto that every day can be made beautiful with a nice outfit, a little makeup, and a smile. It is a motto I will always try to achieve to honor our loved ones. In the times I can't I will at least use her other motto "laugh at yourself, and often."