This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Brooke Aguilera who was born in Miami, Florida on September 09, 1996 and passed away on April 03, 2005 at the age of 8. We will remember her forever. 



    

Brooke was a wonderful daughter and good sister to her brother Dylan. She passed away in a drowning/electrocution accident in our neighbors pool on April 3, 2005 and expired @ 8:45pm at Miami Children's Hospital. She leaned against the pool light which had recent work done by an unlicensed person, there was an exposed wire that touched her chest, she screamed and went underwater immediately. She was taken out of the pool in seconds but it was too late to save her, her heart had already stopped from the  electrical shock. I am a nurse at Miami Children's Hospital and was on duty when this happened, I will never forget that call from my husband as they were bringing her to my hospital by rescue, she touched the lives of all my friends and some  co-workers I didn't even know. The outpouring of love was so strong that evening as my family grieved and the love continues in the days and months ahead. The worst part for me is that I never got to say goodbye, the guilt and memories are sometimes too much to bear. 



She will always live in the hearts of her family and friends forever. Her beauty shines through all who loved her. She was a Christian who knew God and is in a better place now until we see her again. 



We love her very much and will cherish all the 8 years we had with her. Brooke loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian when she grew up, she was very sensitive to any human or animal suffering.

She attended Westwood Christian School from pre K-2 thru the time of her passing. She loved her school, her teachers, her church, classmate and her church family. She was full of life and had many friends. She loved to play with her barbies and her dogs, Dixie and Diamond and spend time with friends and family. She loved Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida. She was a princess to everyone who knew her. 



God Bless her precious soul as she waits for us in heaven. Brooke, I miss you so much, please always remember how much you are and will always be loved.


























          

I miss your laughter, fun, and gentleness.
I miss the things I used to do for you.
I miss the time, now filled with emptiness,
When each day was a stage for something new.
I miss your love, though mine for you remains,
A passion with no outlet to the sea,
A teardrop in a desert, that contains
What's left of my maternal ecstasy.
I miss your presence, like a silent chord
That anchored even solitude in grace.
I miss, for my love's labor, the reward
Of seeing some small pleasure in your face.
All these I miss, and yet they are all here
Within my heart, far more than I can bear.

--Author Unknown






We must know that we have been
created for greater things,
not just to be a number in the world.
We have been created in order
to love and to be loved.

-Mother Teresa-










Bereaved Parents Wish List

 I wish my child hadn't died. I wish  I had her back.
Y
I wish you wouldn't be afraid to speak my child's name. My child
lived and was very important to me. I need to hear that she was
important to you also.
Y
If I cry and get emotional when you talk about my child, I wish you
knew that it isn't because you have hurt me. My child's death is the
cause of my tears. You have talked about my child and you have
allowed me to share my grief. I thank you for both.
Y
Being a bereaved parent is not contagious, so I wish you wouldn't
shy away from me. I need you now more than ever.
Y
I need diversions, so I do want to hear about you, but I also want
you to hear about me. I might be sad and I might cry, but I wish you
would let me talk about my child; my favorite topic of the day.
Y
I know that you think of and pray for me often. I also know that my
child's death pains you too. I wish you would let me know these
things through a phone call, a card or note, or a real big hug.
Y
I wish you wouldn't expect my grief to be over. These first years
are traumatic for me, but I wish you could understand that my grief
will never be over. I will suffer the death of my child until the day
I die.
Y
I am working hard in my recovery, but I wish you could understand
that I will never fully recover. I will always miss my child and I
will always grieve that she/he is dead.
Y
I wish you wouldn't expect me "not to think about it" or "be
happy". Neither will happen for a very long time, so don't frustrate
yourself.
Y
I don't want to have a "Pity party", but I do wish you would let me
grieve. I must hurt before I can heal.
Y
I wish you understood how my life has shattered. I know it is
miserable for you to be around me when I'm feeling miserable. Please
be as patient with me as I am with you.
Y
When I say, "I'm doing okay", I wish you could understand that I
don't "feel" okay and that I struggle daily.
Y
I wish you knew that all of the grief reactions I'm having are very
normal. Depression, anger, hopelessness and overwhelming sadness are
all to be expected. So please excuse me when I'm quiet and withdrawn
or irritable and cranky.
Y
Your advice to "take it one day at a time" is excellent advice.
However, a day is too much and too fast for me right now. I wish you
could understand that I'm doing good to handle an hour at a time.
Y
Please excuse me if I seem rude, certainly not my intent. Sometimes
the world around me goes too fast and I need to get off. When I walk
away, I wish you would let me find a quiet place to spend time alone.
I wish you understood that grief changes people. When my child died,
a big part of me died with her/him. I am not the same person I was
before my child died and I will never be that person again.
Y
I wish very much that you could understand ~ understand my loss and
my grief. But, I pray daily that you will never understand.



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--Poem from  Compassionate Friends.