| Location | Ohio, Usa & Cumbria, England |
| Age | 9 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 12/05/1997 |
| Date of Death | 19/09/2006 |
| Visitors | 12,072 since 22/04/2007 |
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This website is primarily dedicated to the memory and courage of an amazing young girl and to the
continued strength and inspiration of her family. Also I hope that the site will raise awareness of
neuroblastoma which is a fairly rare but particularly serious and nasty form of childhood cancer
that attacks the nervous system.
Christine Shayna Thomas “Christi”, the beloved daughter of Shayne and Angela Thomas, the adored
big sister and best friend of Shayla and te very special friend of Emma and Nicky died on September
19, 2006 at just 9 years old. Christi battled with Neuroblastoma for 4 hard years during which she
was described as "bravely fighting with the strength of a soldier while maintaining the grace and
beauty of a ballerina, happily teaching life’s lessons to everyone she met and touched along the
way". Christi had great loves of animals, people, art, learning, ballet and most of all she was
beautiful, funny and had a great love of life that never, ever left her.
Although our sweet Christi has indeed 'gone too soon' from earth, she will forever live on in the
hearts and minds of her family, friends & thousands of others around the world who knew her in
person and through her website which recorded her incredible journey.
Throughout her illness with the tireless, loving support of her family Christi, worked to support
and raise awareness of neuroblastoma. This work continues in many ways after her death. The most
powerful example of this being an experimental cell line taken from Christi's body is being used in
trials in Amercia to try to establish a cure for this terrible illness - given that only 1 in 20 of
these succeeds it's testament to this amazing girl that hers is that one!
I could never do justice to this incredible, inspirational, beautiful young girl and her wonderful
family but you can find out much more about them all by visiting Christi's website and the blog her
family started during her illness and faithfully continue to update :-
Christi's website : www.christithomas.com
Christi's blog : http://christithomas.blogspot.com
I think the following quote from Christi's mum Angela perfectly sums up our feelings for Christi :
"Without a doubt, she knows she’s loved! Without a doubt, she gave one hell of a fight!"
Friends all over the world continue to love, miss & be inspired by Christi and her family.
We miss you Christi xx
Remembered, missed, wished for and most importantly,m loved always - Christi Thomas (12th May 1997 -
19th September 2006)
****---------------BABY ANGEL------------------- ****
Also through this website we remember the short (less than 24 hours) but important life of my
special niece whom we have come to know as "Baby Angel" - her real name is Christi too but that
makes life more confusing and painful just now - besides a Baby Angel is now what she is.
Our Baby Angel is the much wanted and long waited for, very beautiful baby daughter of my twin
sister Emma. We all know Emma would have been the best "forever mummy" that any girl could wish for
but unfortunately, owing to one dreadful act that happened in the evening of bonfire night 2006, our
sweetheart became an angel on 6th November 2006, not quite 23 hours after she joined us on earth.
Although our Emma was never allowed to be "mummy" in the usual way, she has a different way to be
mummy to our little one and although the pain of that is not measurable, my sister does her little
one, herself and the rest of us very proud indeed.
Although very small, our Baby Angel was, is and will forever be a huge, much loved and very wished
for part of our family. We know that she is being taken good care of in her new place by her "angel
sister" Christi and also Lottie and that she has a very special "angel brother" called Jack - a
beautiful, funny little boy who should never have had to share the same experience as our baby
angel.
It would mean the very world to us and to Baby Angel, if she could both be remembered along with our
other very special angel Christi. This page and all of the friends we have met through the memory of
our beautiful and much loved Christi and our little baby angel mean so very much to us all and we
send you all our love and thanks for thinking of us.
Unfortunately it is sometimes difficult for us to visit Christi & Baby Angels page or those of their
amazing new angel 'family' ' and friends as often as we would like to but we are always mindful that
our girls have introduced us to some very, very special friends. We all really do think of you all
very often and are very grateful to eveyone who shares their time and kindness with us in honour of
our 2 beautiful little angels - thankyou xxx
****---------------EMMA------------------- ****
Also remembering my very much loved twin sister Emma who at last joined her Baby Angel on 19th July
2009 - Emma, my darling "better-half", I love you more than you could imagine & miss you so very
much. I hope that at finally you "know how it feels to be free" & that you have found the happiness
& peace that you so deserve.
hi angel
hi little angel just want to thank yr mummy for the message she left for my little angel mason keen. i know yr all be playing up there sliding down rainbows on bouncing on the clouds thinking off u and all yr familey. lots off love to u all . love claire xxxxxxxxxx
I know that I never do "things like this" (quiet Emma-Janye!!) BUT BUT BUT I hope that you know that I always think about the three of you. My sunshine girl Christi who along with Lottie and Jordan are my inspiration and feature greatly in my attempts to teach my children at school some of "life's important lessons" (thanks for that one Christi!); My baby niece whom I never met but can imagine every day and miss as a cousin for my precious Amelia and most of all you Emma. Emma-Jayne you are missed so much more than you ever realised possible and loved more than you ever imagined anybody could have loved you. Hey, even I miss you, nobody laughs like you. Even though our house may be emptier for your not being with us here, your laughter, compassion and downright "Emma-ness" will always fill our home and hearts. You are never forgotten. I can understand when Nicky talks of the three of you together. Right now our Nicky is finding life a little hard but as ever is trying to be brave so please girls help Amelia and I out and send our Nicky lots of sunshine and let her know that she is loved more than she too will ever imagine. As Nicky would say - lots of smiles please girls and ask Charlotte and Jordan to help you. I miss you all very much. Lots of love from Sam and Amelia X
Is this really only number 6 Emma? Oh my love, I miss you so very, very much. I'm sure 19th's are the most special day in heaven & I know that you'll have had a lovely day with other '19th' angels -especially your little one, jordy & lottie. My girls, I will never stop missing and loving each of you xXx ...
I wish that I could have shared in the fun that I know you will all have had today with Lottie and Jordy and your other angel family & friends at Jordy's party.
Em, i can only imagine you in your element as "party planner extraordinaire" - i wonder if you remembered that too much jelly and hectic fun aren't always the best combination..... i miss you so much emma, i can imagine you today - all fun, smiles, daftness and sheer determination to give the young lad one of the best birthdays ever - your imagination and skills at inventiveness were wonderful gifts and i miss them and you so much my love I also know that you will have been making sure that jordy's mum, nan, dad, brothers and other special peopel will have felt lots of his jordy-magic today and christi & lottie will have been very able helpers and will have helped to create a lovely time for jordy who deserves the vey best of days.
Christi honey, thankyou for today and reminding me to laugh - did you all manage to catch the balloons we sent to jordy and you girls for his party? I'm sure you did - i miss you christi, my hero and our sunshine for always xx
love to you too baby angel - give your mummy lots of kisses from amelia and from your aunty nicky won't you little one, i know you're making your mummy alot happier than we ever could xx
i love you all my angels and yes i'm still wishing and missing like mad xxx
Emma, I love you and miss you so much ......my love always to you ... if only that was enough xxxxxx
I never thought it was possible to miss you more but it is - my girls - wishing and missing always xXx i love you xXx
xXx
"What time will we wake up? When will we wake up?" .............. Oh my Emma, how I wish I could hear your voice saying those words just as you always did. Instead I hear me saying them - except this is something that I won't ever wake from is it darling girl? We haven't ever been away from each other on this night and it is more painful than anything. Emma sweetheart, there will always be two of us, it doesn't work when there's only one - never has and never will. I hope that today is everything that you always wanted and that you enjoy every single moment of your first christmas morning with your little one. I am trying to imagine you smiling, playing and causing mayhem with Christi, Lottie, Jordy & the others and even though that can bring a smile, it somehow makes me miss you that much more........ I love you my darling girl, my better half, my Emma xxx please just be happy sweetheart, i look forward to the day when we can share another hug and you can tell me that all of this was worth it. I miss you and love you more everyday - get ready to catch balloons in the morning my love - they are packed with more love and hugs than any pocket can hold. Give the little ones a big hug and kiss from me and make sure that they know I love them and miss them too and emma - please don't wake them too early!!!!!!!!!..... love you hunny xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Christi & Baby Angel - I simply don't have words for you two at the moment but you know that your nicky sends you more love than you canknow about. I miss your chatty voice christi and the excitement that we would be sharing, please take good care of your emma for me and share loadsof hugs and kisses with lottie, jordy and our baby angel too, send lots of your christi magic and angel brave to the peopel who need it most of all sweetheart and most importantly, laugh lots, sing, play and have a wonderful time today xxxx
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