Cameron was an amazing little girl who died on January 19, 2006. She was truly one of the most precious people to ever walk this earth. As her parents, we will never be able to express the loss we feel now that Cameron is gone. Pajama Day
When I first heard we were having a pajama day at school last spring, I thought,” Oh, no! I’m just not going to do that. It’s silly, and none of my pajamas will do.” However, I thought better of it when I heard some of the other teachers were participating. Why not?
I thought about all my pajamas. I used to have some with a picture of a school, but I couldn’t find them. I tried on my animal print pajamas, but they made me look enormous. Finally I settled on my black and red flowered ones with my red Croc shoes. Perfect!
They brightened the day of both students and teachers. Everyone smiled when they saw me. The children waved and told me I was beautiful, one of the few things I miss about teaching now that I have retired.
No one knew the sad story of these pajamas, and I made sure it stayed that way–no need to change those smiles into tears.
When we got the news of Cameron’s death, we packed our bags while in a state of shock. We didn’ know what we were throwing in. Susan was on the phone saying, “Get here! I need you!” When we got there a good friend Amy asked if we had forgotten anything. I realized I had brought nothing to sleep in. She quickly made a trip to J.C. Penney’s and bought me the most beautiful pajamas I had ever seen. I wore them every night for two weeks.
These pajamas had brought me nothing but bad memories until Pajama Day at school redeemed them. I hope when I wear them now that I will think of the smiles on the faces of children, teachers, cafeteria workers, and even bus drivers instead of the unspeakable circumstances that brought them to me.
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