C.......Caring
               A.......Angelic
               T.......Trustworthy
               H.......Happy
               Y.......Youthful

My Dearest CATHY..My Precious Daughter
You Are Forever Loved And Missed
I Love You.........Mom

Cathy was an RN and worked mostly in pediatrics and in neonatal intensive care, and always wanted a child of her own. Her baby was two weeks over due, and after being in induced labor for two days, they decided to do a C-section. In the recovery room, she got into trouble with her asthma, which had always been a problem for her. She vomited, aspirated, and went into respiratory arrest. I was right there, and when the nurse did not react, I did, but was told that I had to leave, and "could not do that". I told the nurse that I was a nurse and an EMT and that I did this all the time, but they made me leave. Alexis Marie Martin was born on 10/20/99. Cathy "coded" in the recovery room within an hour after the C-section and never regained consciousness. By the time they resuscitated her, it was too late and she was brain dead. They left her on a respirator for a week and then let her go. She was my first born.



Her favorite color was blue. She loved the ocean, especially the coast of Maine. She always dreamed of having a house on the coast of Maine overlooking the ocean. She had a nautical theme to her decorating of her home. She loved lighthouses and teddy bears.


Cathy even had a little teddy bear bride and groom topper on her wedding cake. She was married on 5/3/97, to Jim Martin. Cathy was always known for her smile. Everyone said it would light up a room, and she smiled all the time. She was a great encourager to everyone in all things. Her motto was always, "Don't Quit, you can do it." She would greet everyone with a big hug, and she had a great gift for taking care of children, they were drawn to her like a magnet. She loved to get right down on the floor and play with them.




When it was medication time on her pediatric floor at the hospital, Cathy could always get the kids to take their medication, even when no one else could. She also worked as a charge nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y.. She graduated from Samaritan Hospital School Of Nursing, in Troy, N.Y. Before that she graduated from St. Mary's High School, in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. She was born in Flushing, Queens, N.Y., and we moved to Petersburg, N.Y. when she was 5. She was a very severe asthmatic all of her life, which I am sure contributed to her death when she aspirated, and broncho-spasmed.

These next two photos are of Cathy's daughter, Alexis Marie, born 10/20/99.









My Mom Is A Survivor

My Mom is a survivor, or so I've heard it said.
But I hear her crying at night when all others are in bed.
I watch her lay awake at night and go to hold her hand.
She doesn't know I'm with her to help her understand.
But like the sands on the beach that never wash away...
I watch over my surviving mom, who thinks of me each day.
She wears a smile for others...a smile of disguise.
But through Heaven's door I see tears flowing from her eyes.
My mom tries to cope with death to keep my memory alive.
But anyone who knows her knows it is her way to survive.
As I watch over my surviving mom...through Heaven's open door.
I try to tell her that angels protect me forever more.
But I know that doesn't help her or ease the burden she bears.
So if you get a chance, go visit her...And show her that you care.
For no matter what she says...no matter what she feels.
My surviving mom has a broken heart that time won't ever heal~!
This poem was written by Kaye Des'Ormeaux and dedicated to: Clarissa.
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Muchas gracias to my dear friend, Rosemary, for helping with some of the pictures and graphics on this page. And many thanks also to Sheri for all your help with Cathy's tags.

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This webpage is created In Loving Memory of Catherine Clare Martinon December 12, 2001 Last updated: May 20, 2003 © 2000 - 2003





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