Mandy had a new baby brother named Sam, but sadly he passed away. The story explains that sometimes bodies grow differently for unknown reasons, and if the body cannot heal itself it will die. It notes that when the body dies, the person no longer needs it but the love and stories about them live on. Though it was very sad that Sam died, his love will remain forever in the hearts of Mandy, Mommy, and Daddy.

1. Mandy’s Story
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2. Mandy just had a birthday
Happy Birthday Mandy
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3. Mandy has a new baby brother
named Sam
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4. Now Mandy is a big sister!
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5. Sometimes babies grow differently
No one knows why this happens and it is
no one’s fault
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6. If the body grows VERY different and
it can not get better, it dies
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7. The body needs the heart to give
energy, to move, and to live
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8. No one can decide when it is time to die
Only God knows when this will happen
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9. When the body dies, the person does not
need it anymore but the stories about them
do not die
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10. Sam does not need his body anymore
but his love does not go away
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11. It is VERY, VERY sad
Mandy’s little brother Sam died
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12. When the body is dead, it is placed in
the ground in a cemetery
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13. But only the body goes into the ground, not
the love, stories, and spirit of Mandy’s baby
brother Sam
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14. The love lives on in Mandy, Mommy, and
Daddy’s hearts forever
The love never goes away!
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