humansofnewyork:Dear Brandon,Early last night Lotte suffered a brain hemorrhage, and it became clear
humansofnewyork:Dear Brandon,Early last night Lotte suffered a brain hemorrhage, and it became clear that her mounting medical problems and the growing risk of additional complications made the chances of her recovering and leading a life of sound body and mind less and less likely. Out of love for her, Megan and I made the terrible decision to discontinue the artificial support of her life on ECMO. It was the hardest thing we have ever had to do, but we feel comforted knowing that she never suffered, and that we bore all of her pain. Had she lived and become aware of her medical condition we couldn’t have continued to do so, and weren’t willing to force her into a life of perpetual suffering and struggle. We’ll never forget the three magical days we had with our daughter, and though we are grieving profoundly, know that she will be with us forever in spirit. Someday we will tell her siblings about their wonderful older sister Lotte, whom we loved so much.Since Lotte’s story has evoked such an outpouring of kindness, I wonder whether you would share the end of the story with your readers. As an image, perhaps you could share this photo of her footprints, which one of the social workers made the day before he surgery. She will walk with us forever.Yours,AdamOK now I’m sobbing. Really. These parents are so loving and so brave. They did everything they could for her in her short life; they were so selfless in their love. I don’t even have the words. But their love for her will never be forgotten. -- source link
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