Maddie Spohr: Heaven Has a New Angel

[Cafe MichelleL]

Maddie Spohr passed away last week. She was 17-months old. Maddie was a premature baby with giant blue eyes and a crush on Matt Lauer. Maddie's tragic death has inspired a wave of good will from the Internet community to help the Spohr family.

Heather Spohr, Maddie's mother, is a blogger and a dear friend of mine. She wrote about Maddie on her blog,The Spohrs are Multiplying. Heather was raising funds for the March of Dimes in honor of Maddie, who was born on November 11, 2007, over 11 weeks premature. The March of Dimes works to prevent birth defects, premature births and infant mortality. 

Baby Maddie made the national news last year when Heather wrote about Maddie's mad crush on Matt Lauer, of the Today Show. The picture below is from Heather's blog, showing how crazy Maddie got when she saw Matt Lauer.

Since Maddie passed, almost $24,000 has been raised for the March of Dimes.  Groups of walkers are forming all over the country to March for Maddie.The overwhelming response and outpouring of love to the Spohrs from so many people is amazing.

Please keep my friends, Heather and Mike Spohr,  in your thoughts and prayers. Heather's blog is down this week due to the high traffic but if you'd like to leave message for Heather and Mike, you can leave it on their friend Meghan's blog.

Thank you. I know this is a pretty grim blog post but my heart is just broken over the loss of this sweet little girl.

[PinkSodaPop]

Apr. 13, 2009 at 4:24 PM

This is so sad --- This little girl has touched so many lives.

I really hope more people will support what the March of Dimes does for people and communitys. It's a great thing they do.

So sorry to hear of the Spohr's loss. 

[Cafe MichelleL]

Apr. 13, 2009 at 11:49 PM

Thanks darlin', her cute little face is so sweet. Thanks for your nice comment, will pass along to Heather and Mike.

(Original Poster)

[science_spot]

Apr. 14, 2009 at 6:41 AM

Oh she is so sweet.  The MOD is a wonderful charity, well deserving of the money - no doubt they will help many people with it!