I have never met Shannon in real life, I have only read her blog. I have followed on her beautiful daughter Josie, and her amazing daugher Marie who was born with Leigh's Disease. I have waited impatiently to hear of their third daughter being born.
When I logged on to her blog this evening to see if the baby made her appearance, I was shocked to read the news. Sarah Kate was born Thursday morning, and then Marie passed away peacefully in her sleep the next morning.
I cannot even imagine. My heart is literally aching, I am typing through streaming tears. Please pray for their family as they try to deal with the bliss and happiness of a new baby, along with the heartache of loss.
We used to revel in the "new perfect" that was our life. Raising a beautiful girl with multiple special needs showed us that "perfect" is all in our minds. Emily's life was perfect. It was happy, it was brilliant. She was social, outgoing, silly, and ticklish. Now we are learning to get through life without our "Perfect Peanut" in it. This is most certainly NOT a new kind of perfect.
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Such joy and sadness on the same day. I just finished looking at their blog and Marie was a beautiful little girl. Prayers for the family
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I am devastated by this news too! My heart is just sick, thinking about the pain Shan and her family must be feeling! I'm definitely praying...and crying my eyes out too! HUGS!!!
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