Samuel Backus…
May 8, 2008
has gone to Heaven. I am so privileged to have "known" Samuel and the Backus family through their blog. Of all the cancer deaths I have seen, Samuel’s and Ellie’s were the most natural and I commend their mothers for knowing when enough is enough. Should I ever be presented with a situation that involves the death of a child I hope I would handle it as gracefully as Jen Backus and Sarah Skees. Those two women and their families are my heroes.
Pray for the Backus family today.


May 8th, 2008 at 9:28 am
What an amazing young man. I will be praying for the family.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Praying for them!
May 8th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I was wondering if you’d seen this yet. How odd to have Jillie’s one year pictures up the same week little Samuel is now sleeping.
I am and have been praying for Mark and Jen and the kids often.
May 8th, 2008 at 11:30 am
so sad! I discovered Sam’s family because of Jillian’s struggle. I am praying for his siblings and his family. God bless them!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I have had them in my prayers for some time now. I will lift them even more today. I feel so deeply for that family and what they are going through. I pray that peace is finally able to find them.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
praying …
May 8th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Wow. I will be praying for Samuel’s family for sure!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:54 am
I am so sad to hear about Samuel’s passing. I will be praying for Samuel’s family !
May 9th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Woke up in the middle of the night thinking about the Backus family. Praying peace and strength to them . . .
May 10th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Thankful that he’s free from pain.
I will be praying for his family.
Words fail me…
May 10th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
The devil is mean.