4 February 2011

In The Arms Of An Angel


Our beautiful boy Joshua Rafael passed away on Saturday 22 January. He never fully recovered from the pneumonia at Christmas, and that combined with all the problems from his prematurity and complications at birth just meant that he had fought for so hard for so long, but it was not meant to be. He died peacefully at home in our arms.

We have had 10 months and 3 weeks with him that were filled with laughter and tears, worries and hope and he will always be part of our family. We will forever miss him and love him, but we take with us his fighting spirit and the knowledge that no matter how hard the situation was, he showed us not to despair  but just to hold on and cuddle him.

Godspeed little man, sweet dreams.

10 comments:

patchworkdelights said...

I am so so sorry to hear about your loss. (I have lost a child myself). My thoughts are with you and your family. Fi

Sew Scrumptious said...

I don't know what to say other than I am so so sorry. You must be heartbroken. What a gorgeous and brave little boy he was. He will never be forgotten. I hope you have lots of support around you during this difficult time. I will be thinking of you and your family. x

Nicole said...

I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I've been following your blog posts from the moment he was born, he was such a brave little boy. My thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.

Life through the Slim Lens said...

A beautiful memorial to Joshua.

CherishedByMe said...

I am so so sorry to read this. Thinking of you and your family.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, beautiful little boy.You must be so proud and heartbroken at the same time.Such strength of character to battle for so long xxxxx

Stephanie said...

I am so sorry to read this post... My prayers will go for you and your wonderful little Joshua. May God bless you.

Anonymous said...

Dear Beatrice
I am so incredibly sorry, I cannot imagine what you and your family must be going through. I have followed Joshua's journey, and have always cheered for him. He is indeed now in the arms of the angels, and I pray for comfort and strength for you.
XXX
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone

frogs+sprogs said...

Thank you so much for all your kind words xx

Metropolitan Mum said...

Dear Beatrice,
I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful little baby boy. I am struggling to find the right words to say, but I hope that your family and friends give you strength during this unimaginably difficult time.
My love and my prayers go out to you.
Deborah