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09-30-2009 , 10:28 PM
Peace be with you and your family. My condolences.
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10-01-2009 , 04:48 AM
My thoughts, prayers, and my deepest sympathy. I pray that god shines his light on you, your wife, family and friends to help with healing, strength, and understanding.

Thank you for sharing, Admo. Hope has reminded us how fragile, and special, life truly is. I will think of this special little girl when I hear the word hope now
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10-01-2009 , 05:23 AM
Wow admo you own so hard at life and I cant believe something like that happening to a person like you. There is no justice in this world
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10-01-2009 , 05:44 AM
So sad. Condolences.
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10-01-2009 , 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Admo
charity update: Ante Up For Africa never responded to the questions I asked them. We're donating to World Vision's Sudan Relief Fund instead.

baby update: three weeks ago we found out our baby girl had a life-threatening heart condition and substantial fluid accumulation. We named her Hope for obvious reasons. Hope passed away last Saturday.
Hi Admo:

Please accept my condolences for your lost. I know it must be tough and we are all with you and your family on this.

Also, your donation to the other charity is just terrific. Hopefully, if the Ante Up for Africa Charity Event appears at next year's WSOP, we can remind everyone of your previous experience.

Best wishes,
Mason
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10-01-2009 , 09:18 AM
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Adam,

It felt like a punch in the stomach when I read your update. It puts all this nonsense in perspective and at the end of the day all that matters is family.

Peace be with you and your family.
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As a father myself, i can't imagine what you must be going through. My condolences to you and your family.
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Just watched the AUFA tourney last night with my wife, waiting for your tv appearance. I didn't tell her about this thread until afterwards (was fun watching Kim rooting for you, not knowing the results).

This morning I saw the bump and figured I'd get an update - very sad news indeed...

Stay strong, Admo...


OT
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10-01-2009 , 04:19 PM
sincere thanks to everyone for the kind words for Hope, i'll show them to my wife. we are sometimes ok, sometimes not. our two year old son is out of sorts as well. he's never seen mommy and daddy cry like this.

tomorrow morning they are inducing labor and we will deliver our baby girl. i built her tiny casket this weekend, it was gut-wrenching.
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10-01-2009 , 04:34 PM
damn dude...stay strong...

wish you the best man...
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10-01-2009 , 04:37 PM
that is truly heartbreaking, i can't imagine what you must be going through and i am sincerely sorry for your loss
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10-01-2009 , 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Admo
sincere thanks to everyone for the kind words for Hope, i'll show them to my wife. we are sometimes ok, sometimes not. our two year old son is out of sorts as well. he's never seen mommy and daddy cry like this.

tomorrow morning they are inducing labor and we will deliver our baby girl. i built her tiny casket this weekend, it was gut-wrenching.
wow, that has to be one of the worst things to possibly do in life. so sorry again admo. btw there were a bunch of people in the HSNL september thread wishing you well on the last couple pages in case you didn't see it
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10-01-2009 , 05:15 PM
admo,
like someone else said, i only know you from your posts and photoshops, but i just want you to know that you and your family are in my heart and i will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. i can not say enough, but if it's even a small consolation, know that a complete stranger is grieving with you as much as a stranger can. best wishes to you and your family god bless
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10-01-2009 , 05:20 PM
I'm so very sorry.
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10-01-2009 , 07:03 PM
My deepest condolences to you and your family.
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10-01-2009 , 07:09 PM
How very sad to learn of your loss and the continuing pain and sorrow that your family is experiencing. Your family is in my thoughts.
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10-01-2009 , 07:14 PM
i know what you are going through to an extent adam as i have had a family member that has went through this my thoughts and prayers are with you my friend
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10-01-2009 , 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Admo
sincere thanks to everyone for the kind words for Hope, i'll show them to my wife. we are sometimes ok, sometimes not. our two year old son is out of sorts as well. he's never seen mommy and daddy cry like this.

tomorrow morning they are inducing labor and we will deliver our baby girl. i built her tiny casket this weekend, it was gut-wrenching.
Admo, I'm so sorry for your loss. I was in a similar situation, and I remember exactly how hard the labor and delivery was. I've also talked many people who've gone through similar things. Everyone deals with things differently, of course, but I strongly recommend taking pictures. In fact, I suggest taking more than you think you should. It sounds trite and awful, but this is your one chance to take them.

Stay strong; our thoughts are with you.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation pairs up professional photographers who have volunteered their services with parents. Having someone else take the photographs can make things a lot easier, as they can stay mostly in the background and out of your way so that you don't have to spend your limited emotional resources caring about taking pictures.

Edit2: I mean, I don't want to interrupt too much in this thread, but two other things were really important to us: we spent a lot of time holding our baby that day. We also made the ink footprints and handprints. I mention them because it wasn't obvious to us ahead of time how meaningful they'd be later.

Last edited by poincaraux; 10-01-2009 at 08:00 PM.
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10-01-2009 , 07:43 PM
My thoughts and prayers are with you Admo.
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10-01-2009 , 10:32 PM
RIP Grace. Adam, stay strong, you're a class act.
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10-01-2009 , 10:45 PM
Man, this is just so tragic and heartbreaking... So so sorry for your loss Adam.
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10-01-2009 , 10:55 PM
Sorry for your loss, all the best to you and your family.
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05-11-2010 , 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Admo
didn't get a receipt for our donation either.
Update: got a receipt from Ante Up For Africa today.

Norman Epstein emailed this morning saying he needed my address for Ante Up For Africa's tax return. I sent the address and also asked if he could provide a receipt for our donation. He sent it via email shortly afterward.
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05-11-2010 , 08:08 PM
Guess they only have someone to work on their paperwork during the WSOP? Hope you got all the details you needed for this year...
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05-11-2010 , 09:27 PM
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so sorry admo
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05-11-2010 , 09:29 PM
Nice of them to get it to you before the deadline to file taxes
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05-11-2010 , 09:46 PM
I'm so incredibly sorry, Admo.
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