Lived 50 Days
or 39 Weeks, 6 days
Brave Daniel has gone home.
He quietly left this mortal existence around 4:25 pm on January 29, just the day before his due date. While Daniel is not physically part of our every day life now, we are so grateful to know that he is and always will be part of our eternal family.
Daniel's unique genetic condition proved, in the end, incompatible with life. How, then, did he live for 50 days? We believe that he was allowed so much time because the Lord saw fit to give it to him and to us; this is a blessing we will be forever grateful for.
To the many who offered prayers in our behalf, thank you. Please do not feel that your pleas for a miracle were ignored by the Almighty. We do not know why things had to go this way for our family, but we do know what a sweet experience it has been to spend time with Daniel. He has enriched our souls and our family in beautiful ways; and we had the immense pleasure of seeing him well enough that we could pick him up out of his hospital bed ourselves - without a nurse's help! We could change his diapers, massage his hands, talk to him, and see him respond to our voice.
These are the miracles.
The grieving process is a lifelong one, and things will never be the same. It doesn't get easier the second time around, and it is never something we will, or will ever want to, get over. Now, when we long for Aubrey every day, we'll long for Daniel too.
Thank you, each one of you, for your love and support.
We pray our family can be together soon.
He will be missed but, like Aubrey, his love will be with us until we can meet again. Thank you for your inspiring words to help the rest of us in our grieving.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that wonderful blog entry. It touched me deeply, and as always I am in awe at your strength. I am proud to claim you guys as my family (the good kind of proud). I love you guys.
ReplyDeleteWe have and continue to pray for your family. Sometimes the answer is no...and that's okay. Heavenly Father will help you through this as well. Prayers are answered and His love is all around us. You are not alone.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing Daniel with us. Thank you for your open and honest updates and for letting us all be a part of his brief but beautiful life here on the earth. May God continue to bless you with strength and peace. Until we are all together again, I love you my children; I love you my sweet grandson.
ReplyDeleteWhether 7 days or 50 days or 100 years, thank you Daniel and Aubrey for making our own short little lives mean so much more for having you be such a big part of them. May the pure love of God that you have brought with you shine brightly, forever pointing us back to him.
ReplyDeleteDavis, all of us at Melaleuca wish to express our sympathy for your loss! We all hope and pray that your family will be comforted by Our Father, His Son and the Holy Ghost!
ReplyDeleteWe’re heartbroken for you two sweet parents. We were so touched as we watched both of you with little Daniel last week....What love and tenderness he must have sensed in every moment with you. These 50 days will always be such a treasure. We send our love.
ReplyDeleteDavis and Lacie, thank you for sharing your words, updates, and photos of your precious son with all of us.
ReplyDeleteThe strength you have in both your relationship with each other and in your faith will be beneficial to you during this time. Lean on each other. Reach out if you need to. You are not alone.
Hold on to these 50 days of memories you have with brave Daniel.
We love you!