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“Hey Maya, it’s Taylor Swift…”

loveisforeverfearless:

This is from Maya’s blog. She is Ronans’ mother. A very strong, courageous and brave woman.

You can read her other journal entries here.

Ronan. Do I even have words to write about what happened today? How can I find the words to write about this tonight? It’s taken me about 10 hours to process the phone call I got this morning. It all started with a voicemail.

“Hey Maya, it’s Taylor Swift…”

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darlineverythingisonfire:

Maya just wrote a blog post about how Taylor came to her regarding “Ronan” 

http://rockstarronan.com/2012/09/09/hey-maya-its-taylor-swift/

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If you had to die Ronan, and I have to live on this earth without you… you can be damn sure, I am going to make something amazing come out of it. This is by far, the most amazing thing that I could ever have imagined… times 1,000,000,0000. I could not have dreamed up any of this happening, in my head. How that girl, with the most sparkling blue eyes, that remind me so much of you… is about to finally give a face and a voice to childhood cancer that it needs so desperately. Now, people will want to pay attention. Now, maybe childhood cancer will get the awareness/funding/and attention that it deserves. Now, maybe less children will die in the future due to somebody huge, stepping up and caring. Taylor Swift, just changed the face of this disease and all I can do is sit here and sob about it. But I am sobbing in a way that I never sob anymore. Because I am so unbelievably happy, Ronan. This is all because of you and our love story. One that will live on forever and do such good things in this world. All with the help of an amazing girl who just happens to be named, Taylor Swift. She could have done this for anybody, Ronan. Anybody. But she didn’t. She did this for you and for us. Because she knows and believes in us so much, that she is giving us the biggest gift that we could have ever received. The gift of an eternal love story between a mother and a child. One that will never end. One that will keep on living forever and soon the entire world is going to know about the most beautiful little boy, who changed the lives of so many because of the love he had for the short life that he lived on this earth. Maya Thompson about Taylor writing a song for Ronan (via darlineverythingisonfire) +

Eyes Open: Ronan Lyric Comparison

eyesopen:

Taylor credited Maya Thompson (Ronan’s mom) with co-writing Ronan. Taylor has followed her blog, and you can see the similarities with the lyrics and her blog.

Blog:

You know the look you gave me, after you were first placed in my arms after being born. I saw the way your eyes sparkled only at me and the way your little mouth curled up into a smile, minutes after being born. We had an instant secret. As if you had been waiting for me for such a very long time and I for you. It was our secret club that nobody else knew about.

Lyrics:

I remember your blue eyes, looking into mine like we had our own secret club.

Blog:

The nurse taking care of Ronan patted me around 3:20 a.m. Ronan was ready to leave. I said to her, “Is he gone?” She replied, “Almost.” I grabbed on to my baby boy, whispered in his ear that I loved him, but it was time to go so he needed to come with me. I kept saying, “Come with me, Ronan. Let’s get out of here.” The nurse went to get Woody and when he got to the room, he kissed Ronan goodbye and that was that. His little heart just stopped.

Lyrics:

I remember the last day when I kissed your face and whispered in your ear

Come on baby with me, we’re gonna fly away from here 

Blog:

Your clothes are still in your drawers, your closet is filled with all the things you never even got to wear. The hand me downs from your brothers, in bins in your closet.

Lyrics: 

What if I’m standing in your closet trying to talk to you
What if I kept the hand-me-downs you won’t grow into 

Blog:

Wishing for time to be reversed. I remember everything about this time last year. Everything from the text messages I sent, the phone conversations I had on the patio, to way you told me you loved me to the moon and back.

Lyrics:

I love you to the moon and back

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Lyrics:

I remember you dancing before bedtime

Blog:

Ronan. I drive home. Alone. In the silence. With your blanket on my lap and your ashes around my neck. Blinded by my tears. I know what I am coming home to. An empty house.  

Lyrics:

I remember the drive home when the blind hope turned to crying and screaming why 

Blog:

I’d totally let you be Hanky the Christmas Poo for Halloween. Actually, I’d let you be Hanky everyday if that is what you wanted, if you were still here.I’d totally let you be Hanky the Christmas Poo for Halloween. Actually, I’d let you be Hanky everyday if that is what you wanted, if you were still here.

Lyrics: 

And it’s about to be Halloween 

You could be anything you wanted if you were still here

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Dear Taylor,

Thank you. For what you did. I know this is all because of Ronan. Because you will never forget the blue eyes of the most beautiful little boy, who was mine, and who will forever be yours as well. You are helping to keep him alive in all that you choose to do, say, and take a stance on in life. You are helping to give these innocent kids a chance and a voice so that the face of this disease, will change. You are pure gold.

Thank you for bringing awareness to this awful world of Neuroblastoma. You are the light that shines through the dark, dark, clouds. We need awareness so badly and what you have just done, will help us to move these mountains, so much faster. My heart, will forever be yours.

xoxo

 Maya Thompson, Ronan’s Mother (via someindierecord) +