Amanda was born in East Point, Georgia at South Fulton Hospital on August 17, 1984 at 10:15pm. She was born to Homer Jeffery Cooper and Melisa Paulette Cooper. She weighed 8lbs. 1oz. 19" long.

My Mom, Amanda's Grandmother, was going through some old pictures 
just last week and found this letter written by Amanda at 8 years old!!!! It
was written to her Grandmother. Keep in mind, I am re-writing the letter,
EXACTLY how Amanda wrote it.....You CAN NOT tell me this is not God's 
work!!  (:


You are my grandma. I know that but your my only grandma & sam's my
aunt & your going to be my grandma and sam is going to be my aunt & I 
will love you everyday & everynight & I'll be nine next yr. & I will have my
birthday party & I will see you there & I hope I see sam too but when I'm 
nine I will love E.W. Oliver everymorning too so when I grew up I will get 
older & I hope I will not die if i die I will always be there up high in the sky so I will see you for yrs. & yrs. I will also see you if you die too up in the sky
too so I hope I will not go down there I love you & I miss you!!!

The End


(E.W.Oliver was Amanda's Elementary School)

Amanda passed away on November 19, 2002 at 02:43am at Atlanta 
Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She had been Life-Flighted on October 
09, 2002 due to an Automobile Accident where she lost control around a 
curve, hit a large boulder, went airborn 10 feet up into the air, and then hit 
a tree....The cause of death, after being on Life Support for 5 weeks and spending almost a week in Rehabilitation, was "Cardiopulmonary Arrest 
with Multiple Blunt Force Trauma due to MVA"....She had 3 emergency 
surgeries, lost a kidney, broke her back in 2 places, broke her right and 
left arms, had 2 bowel leaks causing fevers of 105 degrees, facial 
lacerations to her nose, head injury, (requiring staples), 2 chest tubes 
placed, Pneumonia due to being confined to the ICU bed with no 
movement, etc., etc., etc.....After 5 weeks on Life Support, she had 
REMARKABLY recovered and was actually playing Bingo and won a 
Candle!! She was due to come home, in a wheelchair, for a weekend visit 
from the Hospital to try to improve her Mental Status. She passed away, in the middle of the night, before she was to come home for that visit.... 
The Doctors were so at a loss for WHY she passed!! Even with all her 
injuries!! She was doing soooo well that they actually ordered an 
Autopsy....It showed nothing....

God called Amanda Home....

Hug EVERYONE, EVERYDAY and tell them that you LOVE them DEARLY!!! No matter what!! "Tomorrow is NOT promised to us!!"

The Picture of the 2007 Cadillac Escalade is Amanda's "Dream Car"....
I'm sure she's driving one, or maybe even two by now....{smile}

God Bless You

~Amanda's Mom~
- Jude 2