London's Bridges

I was having a picture perfect pregnancy but at 24 weeks I suddenly went into pre-term labor due to a "spontaneous" abruption. The hospital tried to stop the labor but was unsuccessful. On Sept. 11, 2015 our sweet baby boy was born weighing 1 lb. 14 oz.

He looked healthy and strong, but as anyone who has had a child in the NICU knows, everything can change in the blink of an eye. That is exactly what happened to us. One minute London was doing well then the next moment the doctors were telling us that London had a hemorrhage in his lungs and both sides of his brain; his organs started failing and his body started shutting down.

On Sept. 15, 2015 London took his last breath in the loving arms of his parents and woke up in the loving arms of God.

"Man born of woman is a few days and full of trouble. He springs forth like a flower and then withers away.....His days are numbered and they cannot be exceeded." (Job 14:1-2)

My husband and I have faced all kinds of loss & grief but none of those comes close to the loss of a child. Everyone grieves differently, there is no right or wrong way, but we have hope because we know that we will see him again.

"I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me". (II Samuel 12:23)

This is just a brief summary of London's story, it obviously does not contain all the details, emotions, and events that took place but I would be happy to share more with those  who are interested. Feel free to contact me (see the contact page) with any questions you may have or if you just need someone to listen, I'm happy to do that as well.

You can also click the following link to hear London's story, as told by me at our church on his birthday. (please excuse all the "um's" in the beginning, it took a few minutes to get all the nerves out.)