
Phillip's Family: Mom (Brenda), Sister Mellisa, Grandma, and Sister Jessika
The following is written by Brenda Buell Warter, Phillip's Mom:
"A MOTHERS CRY"
MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT CRY YOU HEAR
A BABY CRIES TEARS OF PAIN AND TEARS OF DESPERATION FOR A DESIRE. MOST OF US AS MOTHERS CAN TELL THE DISTINCTION OF THE TWO. WHEN OUR BABY HURTS AND WHEN THEY WANT. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOTHERS CRY FOR HELP AND A MOTHER CRYING FOR GUILT.
IF ONLY MY CRIES FOR HELP WERE HEARD BEFORE MY BABY DIED. IF ONLY THE DOCTORS KNEW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CRY FOR HELP AND A CRY FOR NEGLECT. SO MANY LIVES CAN BE DESTROYED WHEN WE DON'T HEAR A MOTHERS CRY. MY TEARS IF TAKEN THE WAY THEY WERE PRESENTED COULD HAVE SAVED MANY LIVES. THE MOST IMPORTANT, BEING MY SON PHILLIP’S LIFE.
MY PRECIOUS ANGEL WAS TAKEN FROM ME BECAUSE THE DOCTORS FAILED TO HEAR ME. I BEGGED AND PLEADED MANY TEARS SHED AT THE DOCTOR VISITS. DESPERATE TEARS OF PAIN, TO HELP MY BABY. I CRIED THEY REFUSED TO LISTEN. INSTEAD HAVING A DIFFERENT AGENDA HURTING OTHERS LIVES. CARELESS AND UNWILLING TO LISTEN TO ME THEY HURT MANY.
IF THEY WOULD HAVE LISTENED, MY BABY MAY BE HERE TODAY, AND MANY LIVES THAT WERE DESTROYED OVER HIS DEATH WOULD NOT BE SUFFERING STILL. WE MUST TRAIN THE ONES WE TRUST WITH LOVES OF OUR LIFE TO HEAR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SOUND OF A CRY. THEN, JUST MAYBE THEN, LIVES WILL BE SPARED AND CHILDREN CAN BE HEALED NOT TAKEN FROM US.

"The bleeding heart"
The drawing "The bleeding heart" is made by Melissa, Phillip's younger sister.