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In Memory Of Caylee Marie (Mini Me) Cepero
3rd September 2000
– 8th March 2005
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This memorial website was created in the memory of
Caylee (Mini Me) Marie Cepero, born
in Tampa
on the 3rd September 2000
and passed away on the 8th March 2005, 4 years of age.
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| Full Name: Caylee Marie (Mini Me) Cepero |
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Born: 3rd September 2000
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Passed Away: 8th March 2005
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| Age: 4 years of age |
| Location: thonotosassa |
| Country: United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| Father: Lee |
| Mother: Dawn |
| Birth Place: Tampa |
| Siblings: Corbin, Kennedy |
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Created by dawn on
4 Aug 2006 & upgraded by dawn cepero
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Caylee was 4 yrs old when she passed and was completely full of life. There was never a bad moment, never a bad memory, except the one where she died. Caylee comes from the word Katherine, meaning - PURE - and she sure was. All of my children had an upper respitory infection and had been to the doctor's the week prior and put on Zithromax. She was over the cough and on day 7 of the treatment, she got a 99.1 fever(Thursday March 3, 2005,).
She was still acting like a healthy kid. We had been for a field trip to the Fire Station the day before. On Friday, she had begun vomiting. I thought it was a stomach virus. Saturday, she had stopped vomiting, was dry heaving and not keeping anything down, I took her to Healthpoint After Hours Pediatrics. They diagnosed it as a Stomach Virus. I let her sleep Sunday except when she wanted to go to Church, she ate some breakfast, but was tired because of the Promethazine they had given her. Monday morning she looked worse, we took her to her Pediatrician about 9am. He immediately diagnosed it on sight as Leukemia, Monday, March 7, 2005. We were devastated. He said, "This is not a Death Sentence like it used to be." We took her to the Children's Cancer Center and they aspirated blood from her marrow and diagnosed it as ALL with a 80% chance of survival, this was the initial early diagnosis. The next morning the final results came in and it was not ALL, but AML and now the prognosis was 40% with Chemo and 65% with a Transplant.
My whole world seemed to end at that moment. The Oncologist gave us her road map and said it would mean 10 days of Chemo and then more treatments lasting 2 1/2 years and then she may relapse and need a bone marrow transplant and could eventually die. With 20 years + of experience, they had never seen or expected anything like this. Her WBC was 283,000 and when they started Leukopheresis, a treatment that cleans out all unnecessary white blood cells. Her count came down momentarily to 190,000 and then went back up to 220,000 with an hour left of the treatment. Her heart rate was now at almost 200, they had to put a ventilator in and they explained that we could lose her. They had to resuscitate her twice, 2 minutes and back on Support.
She was not clotting and I was told she probably was not going to make it through the night. I told them to keep trying. I could not fail her. Our priest, Father Rich from St. Catherine's Episcopal Church was there and he said, "The last bit of love you can give her is to let her go." I knew he was right when the bags of blood they were putting in to stabalize her started coming back out. She was bleeding to death, so we had to make a decision to let her go before she did. The Hematologists said that it would be far worse if that happened. I could not bear to do that to her. So, I told them to disconnect her and give her to me. I held her for a long time. I touched her little feet and hands and rubbed her tummy that had hurt so much and kissed her over and over again. I told her that I was so sorry that this happened to her and that I loved being her mommy and that I was lucky to have had that opportunity. She died at 8:13 pm on Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
In November, her class made cards for Thanksgiving. Caylee's card said she wanted to thank Papa for taking her fishing, mommy for buying her things and Jesus for giving her TV. The last thing she said to us just a couple of hours before she passed was, "Papa, I want to watch TV." I want to think that Jesus was standing there telling her whenever she was ready to go home just say it. I think it was her way of saying to us she was ready.
She closed her eyes and did not open them or ever speak again. I truly believe she was already gone.
Two Foundations have been formed, Caylee's Hope Foundation, http://www.cayleeshope.com raising awareness and money for research into Childhood Cancer causes and cures and the Caylee's Heart Foundation, http://www.cayleesheart.org benefiting families who have or have lost a child with cancer; touching the hearts of those touched by childhood cancer.

Kenny Chesney was kind enough to wear the Caylee's Hope/Caylee's Heart awareness wristband on his left arm at the Tampa show. He is pictured here singing, "Who You'd be today"
 Thank you Kenny for wearing the wristband, it means a lot to me.
 Both foundations are on each one on the opposite side. If you would like a bracelet, please make a donation to Team Caylee's Hope and then email dawncepero@hotmail.com requesting a bracelet. Thank you for your support!!!! The proceeds benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.
Ali Family Update on Danyal, He received his Bone Marrow transplant and is doing well. His mother was his donor. The Hospital has agreed to accept $350,000 and has made it possible for the balance to be due after the completion of the procedure by the end of November. The family still needs help with this enormous financial strain, the fundraising efforts are so appreciated. balance of $150,000. If you would like to make a donation, click here.; www.active.com/donate/danyal Thank you!
Tungol Family Paul Tungol, I am happy to report is doing well, however we are still trying to raise the funds towards his BMT should he need it. This is a very poor country and the average annual salary there is approx. $3200 US Dollars. Please Help! Thank you! www.active.com/donate/tungol. Every child deserves the chance Caylee didn't have. To authenticate:
Name: Baguio General Hospital Medical Center (BGHMC) Address; Campo Sioco, Baguio City , Philippines, Zip Code: 2600 Telephone Number: +63744448299 |
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Condolence Guest Book

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8 Mar 2013 – Cassandra
from New York
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My condolences to the family for the loss of your precious little one. May pleasant memories of Caylee bring comfort during this time of remembrance and sorrow, along with Jehovah's promise in the Bible at John 5:28, 29.
Words can never express the pain that parents feel - it is beyond compare. I lost two precious little ones in August 1977, just days within each other (one lived for 11 days and the other lived for 18 days). I found comfort in Jehovah who is the God of Comfort. He can a... » read more
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3 Aug 2011 – Joanne Powell
from Martinsville, Va
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I have been so upset over Caylee's death. It has really pulled me down wondering WHY? Soo many other options were open. WHY DEATH .. Rest in peace angel. Remember your family world loves you and will never forget you for a moment.
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6 Jul 2011 – NORMA FRALIN@peoplepc.com
from stuart,va
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CALEY HAS HER JUSTICE,SHE IS WITH THE MAN WE ALL WANT TO MEET ONE DAY,OUR GOD,HE CHOSE A VERY BEAUTIFUL ANGEL TO BRINGE HOME WITH HIM,HE NEEDED A SPEACIAL ONE,AND SHE WAS VERY SPEICAL
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29 Apr 2011 – alexia
from chicago
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I am so deeply saddened by your loss. What a sweet precious little girl! Please know that you are never alone. We are assured in the Holy Scriptures at Psalms 34:18 that God is near to those broken at heart. He will never leave you but will help soothe your aching heart. Keep those most precious minutes close to your heart.Please accept my deepest sympathies.
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12 Mar 2011 – Nyemah
from Ceadrville,NJ
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Hello Cepero family I am so sorry for your lost this story just kills my heart.My name is Nyemah and I am one of Jehovahs Witnesses I would like to leave you with an encouraging scripture from the bible because it is written that one day in the near future Jehovah God will bring back all of our dead loved ones John5:28,29
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30 May 2010 – Valkria
from MEXICO city
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hola solo quiero expresar mis bendiciones para kla familia cepero
y mis oraciones por caylee un angel hermoso
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18 Apr 2010 – Shirley
from PA
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Such a beautiful child! My prayers are with you and this darling little girl.
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28 Jan 2010 – Ken Hudgens
from Lancaster, California
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Please except my condolences for the loss of Caylee. She is absolutely one the prettiest little girl. I will pray for her and your family. I am a father of a young girl who experienced diagnosis of rare disease involving phenylketonuria, just after she was born in 1984. She fared quite well thru treatment. Now she is a 2007 university graduate and on duty with Homeland Security with CBP. I will never forget the sudden heartbreak, pain and anguish we felt when my daughter was first diagnosed. I w... » read more
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30 May 2010
VALKIRIA placed this flower
& wrote: pues a pesar de que no te conoci solo quiero decir que eres un hermoso engal bendito en el cielo
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25 May 2010
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& wrote: i left you a flowere 4 years ago and came back to visit xxx
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12 May 2010
Shirley DiRupo placed this flower
& wrote: A beautiful child, now with the Lord
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15 Feb 2010
deneice foster placed this flower
& wrote: Blessed are the children
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30 Jan 2010
Carol Boswell placed this flower
& wrote: RIP LITTLE ONE.
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29 Jan 2010
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& wrote: Will be in my prayer's
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3 Jan 2010
Father of 1 girl now aged 7 placed this flower
& wrote: I pray God's continuous blessings and comforting lover on you. I can't imagine your pain
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16 Dec 2009
Lauren placed this flower
& wrote: :) lttle lady~
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14 Aug 2009
Mary placed this flower
& wrote: A field of Daisies for Caylee to wander through in the gardens of Heaven..
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9 Aug 2009
Tonia Robbins placed this flower
& wrote: rest in peace sweetie. I registered today for the light the night walk..
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25 Jul 2009
Leeann Springer placed this flower
& wrote: What a gorgeous little girl, now she is a gorgeous angel. Sorry for your loss.
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8 Jul 2009
vida mejia placed this flower
& wrote: im so sorry 4 the lost of this beautiful angel.:/
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8 May 2009
Cathy placed this flower
& wrote: in memory
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4 May 2009
Rena Travis placed this flower
& wrote: A beautiful rose for a beautiful angel.
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27 Apr 2009
Michelle Pisano placed this flower
& wrote: She's beautiful and will always be with you.
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21 Feb 2009
Susie Conner placed this flower
& wrote: PRECIOUS ANGEL YOU WERE AND WILL ALWAYS BE WE LOVE YOU PRECIOUS ONE
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11 Feb 2009
Sandra placed this flower
& wrote: God Bless you beautiful child
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8 Feb 2009
Stacy placed this flower
& wrote: God blessed you with Caylee!
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6 Feb 2009
Dorinda placed this flower
& wrote: So sorry Caylee that your family has to go on without you. you are safe now sweet angel.
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5 Feb 2009
Lisa placed this flower
& wrote: God Bless you and your family, I can' timagine. My prayers are with you!
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30 Jan 2009
Jamie Lynn placed this flower
& wrote: Rest peacefully dear baby you are in our hearts forever.
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21 Jan 2009
Sophia Barberio placed this flower
& wrote: Thinking of you Caylee!!!
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