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  40 Years Ago Today March 6, 1986 to March 6, 2026 It's been 40 years since that goodbye at the Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado.  I would say it seems like ages ago since we walked in to that NICU of the hospital and given the news that they found yet again, something else wrong with our little girl.  But then, sometimes it feels like just yesterday.  The feelings start anew and I am often surprised when they come upon me. Our little Alexis Donielle Dover was born on February 8, 1986.  Our firstborn, she came on schedule and what we thought as completely healthy.  We took her home a couple of days later and began to be a family of three instead of two.  Oh how she made us smile.  We just couldn't stop looking at her!  Imagine our world when we had a sick baby who needed to go to the emergency room on March 2nd!  After many tests and "we need to get her to Children's Hospital right away," comments, our little precious baby was ai...