Xiomara Alicia Marie Battiste-Raices

My little and beautiful grand daughter only stayed with us for 10 days, June 3 to June 13, but she captured our hearts in such a way only a few can understand. My lovely niece, Alicia Marie Raices, said it all in her message in this guestbook. Kristi, my amazing daughter, you demonstrated what a wonderful and loving mother you are in the way you cared for Xiomara at the hospital, the way you held her close to your heart in your arms, and the way you spoke so gently to her every single day...

My precious baby cousin you were a little angel that came to show how to fight in life. We adults complain so much that one little problem sometimes is the end of our lifes and we dont want to fight, you taught me that even you were so little and we could say you dont have no worries in your head about house, children and how to live day by day.
But were wrong you gave a battle that we need to learn that your worries of fighting to be able to live was more important than any thing we...