Our babies have another friend. :(

[Jen Eagan]

Last March I recieved word that a very dear old friend of mine and his wife were expecting a little girl who was not expected to survive birth. Little Paige was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 and her family's only wish was for her to survive long enough to meet her family. She was born alive in late March (I think) and miraculously hung on. The doctors didn't even want to give her any hope, and suggested her parents just keep her in the hospital to die- but they took her home. They wanted their 2 year old son to meet his baby sister. Through one miracle after another little Paige hung on for ten months, and Jan 28th she decided she was tired and said goodbye. They live several hours away and I hadn't seen the family in a few years, so I offered to go for photographs when she was born but they declined the offer, and I never had a chance to meet her. I am debating whether to go to the funeral on Wednesday- I haven't been to a baby's funeral since Hannah- and I would have to keep my kids out of school and bring them (and it'll only be my son's 2nd day of preschool). I don't know. I want to go- but not sure I'll be able to make it.

Anyway- it has taken me 2 days to even be able to post about her- I am just so devastated for the family. I was talking to another friend following receiving the news- she hadn't heard yet but was following her condition as closely as I was- and we cried together and my friend said something about how much little Paige had suffered through. I reminded her she's not the one suffering now...

Please pray for my friend and his wife.