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Dear Eliot, right now you're 2 months from being born

We just found out Trisomy 18, also called as edward syndrome

Doctor tells that you won't make it to birth

Your mum and I are praying against that , we're praying for healing

We're praying nothing less than a miracle

You're our first child and the day of your birth couldn't come soon

Dear Eliot, you're born today weighing 6 pounds

You're already a miracle to us , your mum is doing well and it looks like we'll be hanging out

at the hospital a little long

Dear Eliot, today is the day you turn 11 days old , we're so proud of you , today we're celebrating

your 11th birthday, infact we do that everyday at 4.59 , the time you're born

Dear Eliot, we've been home for a week now that's why you don't see the nurses anymore . It's

great to have you home. Today we will pack up everything and take our baby our for a coffee

Dear Eliot, I don't know if you noticed but you're connected to some tubes . The doctor said we

have to keep this aid so you can have oxygen to breath .

You're also fed through a feeding tube, we feed you every 3 hours and it takes an hour and a half

to do it.

We love learning how to best take care of you , we love it.

Lots of people e-mail, call and send cards on your behalf. You're well loved. It's 11 at night right

now and my feeding shift has just begun.

Mum is asleep and the best part of my day has begun. My shift ends around 4:45 am when your

mum takes over. She cherishes her morning with her boy.

Today you turned 1 month old. I didn't know if i get to see it.

To top of the day , 20 friends show up the door for a true suprise birthday party for you.

They sang, brought balloons and a birthday cake, it was beautiful.

At 2 am this morning your feeding tube came out. We've been warned that this may happen

eventually . We quickly realize we did not have a stethoscope which is necessary to replace the

tube.

Since our neighbour is a nurse, I went over and knock on her door at 2.30 am. They found a

stethoscope and your mum went to it . After much wrestling praying and your tears, your tube

was down and you're able to *gibberish*

Just so you know your mum is my hero

Dear Eliot, you know weight 7 pounds 3 ounces. You're growing and your food has been bumped

up because of your good appetite. You continue to find new ways to steal our hearts.

Dear Eliot, today is 2 months of your life. Your mum and I are so thankful to know you.

We know your face , your noises, we know the bed time massage, your favourite day of your

activity.

You finally learn how to suck your thumb by yourself , because of "asjfa" you're born with clip

fist and being able to do this is quite difficult . Way to go son.

Dear Eliot, we celebrate your birthday everyday with a picture. Lately we've tried to get a little

more creative.

Dear Eliot, I realize you can get fresh aid with your tube and frequent congestion. Please note

That your mum and I are doing everything we can to make you comfortable.

Dear Eliot, when we take your scales today weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces was quite an

accomplishment, you also managed to grow a pretty decent mind.

Dear Eliot, we all get to go for a reunion to the hospital. I never seen your mum more happy

the joy she felt getting to show off her son can't be described with words.

Infact she compared to the way her mother was filled when her son becomes president

*gibberish* husband would develop secure for cancer.

The logic of medicine say you shouldn't be alive. But you are, you're such a fighter.

Dear Eliot, you've now passed the 3 month bond, you've also got the first chordless picture

taken today.

No feeding tube, oxygen or stickers. This is no small accomplishment. We got it done.

Haven't we told you lately, that we're so proud of you?

Dear Eliot, today you went to be with Jesus

An under developed lung , a heart with a hole in it and the DNA that placed faulty information

to each and every cell to your body could not stop God from revealing Himself to a child who

never uttered a word.

Not appropriate, not a great presentation , not a best selling book. But a 6 pounds boy who

tries to be *gibberish*. God found great pleasure to take a lowly thing of the eyes of the world

and show truth.

At your funeral we release 99 balloons.

Each balloon representing a day of your life. How beautiful it was to watch. How quickly they

were gone.

And so today we celebrate, Eliot you are well and although we miss you more that we could

express we're only separate by the time left we have on earth, see you soon son, Mum and dad.

Kampaitube's Review

The video and audio quality are decent :)

The video started out with showing pictures of the baby's room, explaining the baby's condition. To think of babies with such conditions, they don't normally survive from birth or even a day or two. But this parents made a very touching and moving video of a very short journey of this baby, Eliot.

As picture and videos move on in this video with the father narrating words, It really make us feel so much for Eliot :( How often do we see parents working this hard to pray that this child will make it through, with a condition of an under developed lungs, a hole in the heart and DNA that placed faulty information to each and every cell of Eliot's body?



"IgniterMedia" (Click image above) posted up this video but they did not mention the parent's name anywhere who made the video. Ignitermedia post up videos based on Christianity, so if you're interested, then do drop by :)


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