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“Loving Tiara is the kind of memoir that both breaks your heart and fills it up with hope and inspiration. Tiffani Goff is a fierce and faithful mother who is determined to give her daughter a good life. Her story shows us how a family can overcome extraordinary obstacles, and how a mom can be a superhero.” Candi Sary, author of Black Crow White Lie

“Beautiful, raw, authentic, tragic, and an incredibly precious read…”

“This memoir, when once finished, there is no looking back. After having the privilege of being part of this family’s day-to-day life, I wanted my experience to be never-ending. This story rapidly became essential food for my soul, allowing me to savor every “bite” with each page. Tiara’s life is the thread of the memoir, however never do the others become blurred. This is truth, without excuses, explanations, or regrets. What a distinguished way to experience life on life’s terms. Thank you, Tiffani! I have never been able to have children, however, those three beautiful girls were mine as long as the story went on. Give yourself the gift of this read, it will be with you for a very long time.” Verified Amazon Customer, 12/10/2020

” Five stars isn’t enough!”

” Wow, definitely gives perspective to those caring for special needs children. Tiffani is the definition of sacrifice, dedication, and unconditional love while taking care of her daughter, Tiara. Thank you tiffani for sharing Tiara with us.” Verified Amazon Customer 12/30/2020

Prologue from Loving Tiara:

I can never find the quiet. I know that someday this will end and I will have plenty of quiet time, but right now I can’t imagine that being my reality. Someone always needs me.

Most days I just hope to survive until she falls asleep. I constantly ask God, the universe, whoever can hear my thoughts, to give me the strength to carry on. It’s the mantra that plays in my head all day long until she falls asleep at night, and then I say, “Thank you, thank you, thank you” with a huge sigh of relief. I survived another day.

I always wonder how I find the strength to keep going. Everyone in my family and inner circle are shocked that I keep doing what I’m doing. Some have begged me to stop, find another way, or have her placed outside the home, for they fear she will eventually kill me. I refuse to listen to them or entertain their suggestions, because I know in my heart, being her caretaker won’t last forever. I’m meant to be her caretaker for her entire life, and no one can stop me from doing otherwise.

I often wonder how I can love, more than life itself, the person who abuses me daily. Why do I crave her kisses, her bear hugs, and her contagious smiles, when I know she will suddenly lash out at me without any warning?

I would rather die taking care of her than give up on her. I am her mother, her voice, her strength her advocate, and her biggest fan. I am also a wife and a mother to my two other beautiful girls. They all need me to be strong, so they can pretend our lives are “normal.” Even when I feel like dying inside, I carry on, because that is who I am. This is the story of loving Tiara.

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Still more improvement…

Apr. 10, 2013

Today was another good day.  She urinated enough that they decided to skip dialysis today and her creatinine was back in the normal range, which is a huge improvement.  Hoping and praying they are going to move the dialysis machine out of her room tomorrow and we will never see it again!   She was…

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A good day!!!!

Apr. 09, 2013

Today started out great because when I woke up I realized they had decreased the ventilator settings during the night and they were the lowest they have been and her oxygen levels were still good.  I knew it was the right day to take her off the ventilator.   I walked over to the bed…

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Tiara update, she is still on a ventilator….

Apr. 08, 2013

So once again Tiara wasn’t able to get extubated today.  We finally got into her new room at 1am last night and I was woken up at 6am for x-rays to learn Tiara had spiked a temperature to 104 degrees.    What?  Now what is going on?  The nurse cultured every line again but nothing…

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Tiara update, Shingles, really?

Apr. 07, 2013

Shingles?  Yesterday the infectious disease doctor came by for her regular rounds while we were changing Tiara’s diaper.  The nurse asked her to look at Tiara’s skin where she had the breakdown and asked her opinion of what she thought it was.  The doctor said, “hummmm, it looks yeasty but looks more like shingles than…

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Tiara update: And now Dialysis…..

Apr. 06, 2013

I returned to the hospital this morning to find a sedated Tiara with a fever of 102.5.  The nurse took samples of blood, urine and saliva searching for a cause of the new fever but nothing has revealed itself yet.   As for the lungs, they look better but the kidneys have stopped cooperating.  They…

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Tiara update, one step forward, half a step back…

Apr. 04, 2013

Not much to report today but I didn’t want to leave you hanging without any information so here is the most recent update.   Tiara has remained stable and there was a slight improvement in her x-ray this morning.  Her kidneys continue to improve as well and since the kidney issue was deemed an “acute…

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Tiara update, she is improving!

Apr. 03, 2013

Good news, Tiara is finally improving.  Her x-ray from this morning showed significant improvement in her lungs.  At 6am this morning her kidneys started working better which in turn allowed them to get fluid out of her lungs thereby resulting in the great x-ray.     The doctors still aren’t sure why her kidneys stopped…

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Tiara update, April 2, 2013, more problems

Apr. 02, 2013

Today was a very eventful day for Tiara and not in a good way.  She woke up at 4am and tried to lunge out of bed.  Luckily the respiratory therapist and I were standing bedside at the exact moment she did this.  I grabbed her hands and she started fighting so hard I had to…

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Not really better but not worse…

Apr. 02, 2013

I expected today to be fairly quiet but as always Tiara never likes to follow protocol.  She woke up early and was trying to pull at everything even though she is constantly getting medication to sedate her through an IV.  Anyone else would be in lala land with that much medicine in them but not…

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They put her on a ventilator…

Apr. 01, 2013

I am starting to hate my own posts because they are so depressing and I have a hard time believing this is all happening to my Tiara.     Easter Sunday her oxygen levels continued to go up and down but mostly stayed low, even though she was in fairly good spirits.  She was laughing…

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Mom, Wife, author of Loving Tiara, retired home stager, and chronic volunteer. I laugh when I'm happy, nervous, or stressed, so basically, I'm always laughing, and you can hear me from down the block if the windows are open. I love to swear even though it isn't ladylike, and I'm brutally honest, but in a super nice way, or so I think? I tend to roll my eyes, and apparently, my face is very expressive because even when I don't open my mouth, everyone knows what I'm thinking. My hubby and I are homebodies; I'm obsessed with always doing the "right thing " and taking care of my skin. I love learning, am always trying to evolve as a human being, and am a bit of a perfectionist. Let's have some fun! xoxo tiffani
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