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Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Jun 21, 2007 6:44am
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Hello all,
It is with the saddest heart I have ever felt that I am writing today. Yesterday we lost our youngest son Eric. He was a 2 year old boy with some medical challenges. He feeds through a g-tube overnight ever night. Every morning when his feeding bag is empty the pump's alarm sounds and we go in and unhook him and get him up for the day.
On Father's Day his alarm sounded and when I went in to get him he was limp and sweaty and unresposive. I called 911. In the ER they determined he was having a seizure and had a temp of 106. They got him stablized and then he went into cardiac arrest. After 30 minutes of CPR he got a heart beat again.
The next couple of days were a blur. He seized 2 more times and had fevers of 105-106. After 2 catscans they determined that there was significant swelling in his brain. They medicated him to try and reduce the swelling. We had to wait for the next day to have another catscan to see if the meds worked. We were also hoping at that point that he would wake up and just open his eyes or show some sign of activity.
After the 3rd scan and 2 EEGs the swelling continued and they declared him brain dead.
We decided to have him be a donor and they were able to use his corneas and his valves in his heart.
He was the best 2 year old anyone could ever meet. We are not very religious people but we know the Great Spirit has come to take him home and he is with his great-grandparents who have probably already taught him some questionable things.
Please send warm thoughts to his 4 older brothers to keep them strong.
We have a WONDERFUL base of friends and family. In the end we got to hold him and say goodbye the right way. We had one special boy, and we will miss him forever.

~Amy, Frank, Evan, Jordan, Pablo and Dylan of LUNA crew
missing Eric our sweet little "Poopy"
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 6:49am
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lots & lots of hugs.
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 6:52am
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HUGS and PRAYERS for you and your family

Darren and Desi
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 7:05am
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I am so sorry for your loss.

Warm thoughts and prayers coming for his 4 older brothers as well as you and your husband.

He sounds like he was a very special little one:)

Trish
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 7:15am
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Our prayer are with you as well.
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 7:23am
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I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. Please know that there are many arms wrapped around you (most of them probably covered in ink and markers).

What is remarkable about your story is how you have given your son the chance to help others. How happy his spirit must be to know that he will be bringing joy to those who need it. My nephew will be undergoing surgery next month on his heart to replace a valve that has been in place since his first surgery at age two. He's 21 now. If they were able to use donated valves when he was a toddler, he wouldn't need to have had the dozen or so surgeries he's been put through since he was an infant. Yours and your sons gift will make all the difference in the world to someone.

Cherish your memories of your little one. He'll always be with you.

Hugs and squeaks,
Craftymouse
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 7:26am
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From our family to yours, our deepests sympathies. You are in our prayers. The Lord chose your family to host one of his brightest Angels, but has called him home, for there is much work to do. Carry that blessing in your heart.
Mel
and the entire Belmer family
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 7:34am
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Dear LUNA crew, thank you for sharing the story of sweet Eric with us, and for letting him help others. You will all be in my thoughs and prayers, and I'm sending warm, strong hugs to each of you.

Becky :)
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 7:57am
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Amy
Re: Our loss
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Jun 21, 2007 8:40am
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I am so deeply sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
-wassamatta_u
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 8:59am
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I am so sorry for your family's loss. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers and I wish you all the strength to heal.
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102235 by Perdu
Jun 21, 2007 9:24am
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Hugs and prayers from us. So sorry for your loss.

~Bookworms
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 9:38am
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Our prayers and hugs too.
Take good care of one another and may God hold you in His hand.
Tyra, Murray7
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 9:50am
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dtandfambly are lifting up prayers for your family today. May God's comfort be with you all as you deal with this loss and may his Holy Spirit draw you near.

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dtandfambly
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 9:59am
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I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Please know we send our love to you and yours during this difficult time.

Anthrogradjess
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 10:19am
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Oh, So So sorry for your loss. I wish you time to take the hurt away and may the memories live larger than life forever. Hugs and healing.
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102284 by The hicks from the sticks
Jun 21, 2007 10:36am
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We, too, send our love and good thoughts to your family.

I am in awe of your generosity, both in participating in the donor program, and in sharing this story with the letterboxing community.

Hugs to you and your family
Lisa
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 10:46am
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this hard time. We are glad that you were able to say goodbye, and that something positive will come out of this with the donations.

Hugs and prayerful thoughts
Lighting the Way
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 2:22pm
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thank you for sharing with the boxing community. There are so many things that go on in peoples lives daily, it is good to be able to have a list like this where we can share prayer requests. We will be praying for your older children and you both.
Ruth
six stars
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 21, 2007 9:52pm
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

*HUGS*
D5 Mama and crew
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 22, 2007 2:58am
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Dear Amy & Frank,

I am so sorry to read about your loss...such a tremendous loss...I will pray for your daily healing and strength, as well as for your other sons.

You all are in my thoughts,
Turtlelove-
Renee
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 22, 2007 3:35am
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My heart truelly goes out to you. Your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

The Cottontails

Steve, Christa, Emily and our angel Joseph.
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 27, 2007 7:31pm
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Oh, wow. I have words for all sorts of occasions, but this time I truly find myself speechless.

Our hearts and prayers go out to your whole family. May God carry all of you in your time of need.

The S & H
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 27, 2007 7:36pm
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Words cannot express how sorry I am to read of your loss. My prayers will be with you all as you attempt to make peace with this. I'm sure his great-grandparents are taking good care of him.

Knit Wit
Re: Our loss
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Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jun 30, 2007 6:40pm
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Say not in grief "he is no more," but live in thankfulness that he was.
How wonderful that you allowed little Eric to be a donor so others could benefit.
My thoughts are with you all.
Ezili
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jul 5, 2007 10:27pm
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Amy, Frank, Evan, Jordan, Pablo and Dylan of LUNA crew
oh my I am so sorry, I just saw this now. I can not imagine
the pain and sorrow you are feeling. May the Lord wrap His arms around Evan, Jordan,
Pablo and Dylan, giving them strength and joy to face the rest of their days. Praying for
you too mom and dad (Amy and Frank) that your memories will continue to always be sweet
and the sorrow never too overwhelming. I bet he was a real sweetie. I am thankful you
got to say goodbye the right way.
So now I hope he has wisdom beyond his years as the great grandparents attempt
to teach him questionable things?! Yo know how sassy teo years old can be, so he just might be adding a ton of spice to their lives now!
Blessings be upon you all,
Pilgrims in This Land
Re: Our loss
Board: Prayer and Healing
Reply to: #102176 by LUNA crew
Jul 27, 2007 9:02pm
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Luna crew,
Continuing to think of you.
May the Lord continually wrap His arms around you.
I think of you often...and pray.
hugs,
Pilgrims in This Land