What a beautiful girl; what a terrible loss! Amy was a seventh-grade language arts student in my class at Kutztown Middle School many years ago. It is a testament to the kind of student she was that I can remember her clearly and even envision where she sat in my classroom. Amy has surely become a leader of her Angels for Amy.
Sincerely, Barbara A. Madea Kutztown Middle School
<BMADEA@aol.com> Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 11:52 (EDT)
Bierkamp Family,
I would like to extend my sincere and deepest sympathies to your family for the loss of your daughter, Amy. I am a co-worker of Heather Fritz's and have been kept informed by her of Amy's battle with brain cancer. We lost my father to a glioblastomamultiforma, the most agressive type of brain cancer, 11 years ago on April 9th, oddly the same week Amy lost her battle with brain cancer, so this past week I was thinking of your family quite a lot and relating to what you must be experiencing, shedding many tears with each thought. Losing a young child in the prime of her life, is not comparable to losing my 61 year old father, but still as devastating, watching the disease take control of their body and slowly taking away the person we once knew. I know there was a fundraiser last night for her and your family and I spoke with Heather about the possibility of her passing before that took place. Ironically, she passed on that day. I hope you chose to make last evening a celebration of the short life she did have on this earth, and you were with friends that were there for you to comfort and somehow ease your pain, if only for a few hours. After the initial grieving process (which the grieving does not really end) my wish for you is that you will be able to take this experience and the knowledge you have gained about this disease and perhaps help others that might find themselves in the same situation, it does help to ease some of the pain and will keep the memory of Amy alive. Try not to dwell on her last months, but on the good memories of her life and if you need someone to talk to or cry with, I will gladly be that someone. God Bless you all for giving unselfishly of yourselves to do what you could for your daughter!
My condolences to you and your family on the passing of Amy. I worked with Amy for about a year at Drs. Mishkin and Shore. Amy was the sweetest person I've ever meet, who could never say anything bad about anyone. I remember most her conversation about her family and her vacation to the Dominican Republic which she really enjoyed, family was really important to her. She talked a lot about Allan and the cows and admired Allan's Mother and how hard it must have been for her to work the farm and hold a job. She had both compassion for others and work ethic which is hard to find these days, you should and I'm sure you are very proud of the person she had become. They say when you pass over the love you feel is multiplied by a 1000, with the love you've given her she is truly happy. Someone as nice as Amy maybe was not meant for this world but she was exactly what this world needed. I have a son her age and can not even begin to know the loss you are feeling, my prayers and thought are with you and your family. God Bless,
Amy was my friend. We struggled through our first semester of nursing school together. I must honestly say, Amy was one of the kindest, most sincere, and truly good persons I have ever met. She reminded me every day, with her dedication and genuine hard-working attitude, when things were difficult, what it meant to be a nurse. She was my inspiration. I loved her. I am glad that she has been released from her physical suffering, and I grieve, selfishly, only for myself, that she has been taken from among us. Amy was an angel long before she left this earth. I loved her and I will miss her terribly.
To Amy's family: I will pray for you. Your love and devotion to Amy knew no bounds. Please feel free to ask, if you need anything. I will do my best to help in any way I can.
Her name was Amy, and she was born just 6 weeks after me. Our parents were and are good friends. The last time i saw her alive was sometime in 1987. I am never pleased to be reminded of life's frailty, or its brevity. I am pleased though, by the fact that she lived a full life and grew up to be a beautiful and wonderful woman who touched the lives of many in a positive way. The sadness i feel is not alone. I also feel joy, I feel that even as sad things do go on, so does life, and we must mark her passing with hope for the future, and joy for a life well lived, short as it may have been. Amy will be missed by many, but her memory will live on forever in all of us. My sincerest condolences to her entire family and everyone close to her, if you need anything we are here for you.
