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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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RIP: My cousin's son Andrew
Just found out that my cousin's son passed away earlier this afternoon.
My cousin and his wife got married in 1994, and were wanting to get their family started right away. They tried for 8 years, but were unsuccessful. They worked with an adoption agency, and were matched up in 2002. They brought him home soon after he was born, and couldn't have been happier. But within a couple of weeks they realized something was wrong. They took him to the doctors for tests, and were devastated when they found out he suffered from hydranencephaly, a condition where his brain never developed and he basically was functioning off of his brain stem. Doctors gave him 12 to 18 months, maximum. The adoption agency offered to take him back, but my cousin and his wife refused, saying he wasn't a 'lemon', and took on the challenge and wanted to spend whatever time they had remaining with him. He stunned the doctors by making it to his second, then third, then fifth, then tenth birthday. During this time, my cousin and his wife, who never expected to be able to have kids themselves, grew their family by two with the births of their sons. They had to sacrifice a lot, with all of the attention and care Andrew needed along with raising their other sons. They were dreading this day, but always in the back of their mind knew it was coming. Most people that know about the situation are convinced that he lived this long due to the love and care my cousin and his wife bestowed on him.
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03-02-2016, 05:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Please pass on my condolences to your cousin's family. There should be a special place in heaven for people like that. God bless them.
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03-02-2016, 06:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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My condolences to your family. So tragic and they are truly special people.
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03-02-2016, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: non white trash MD
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+1 to sweed
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03-02-2016, 06:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Condolences to all concerned.
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03-02-2016, 06:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Very sorry to hear. It really sounds that they really loved their child and did the very best they could for him.
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03-02-2016, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Parañaque, Philippines
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Very sorry to hear this. Condolences, cartman.
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03-02-2016, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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Condolences, cartman. Sounds like they are wonderful people who handled a terrible situation better than most of us would have. Truly sorry for their loss.
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03-02-2016, 06:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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Condolences, cartman.
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03-02-2016, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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That sucks, cartman. I am really sorry to hear this. There is nothing quite as painful and difficult as the death of a child.
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03-02-2016, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
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God bless.
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03-02-2016, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Troy, Mo
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What great people, thoughts and prayers go out to them.
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03-02-2016, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere More Familiar
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Sweed said it well. Condolences to them, and hurrah for the time they did have.
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03-02-2016, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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Thoughts go out to them.
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03-02-2016, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Condolences to your family my friend
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03-03-2016, 01:48 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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So sad.
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03-03-2016, 09:16 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Tempe, AZ
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God Bless. RIP Andrew. Wonderful story about the family, love and sacrifice. Thank you for sharing.
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03-03-2016, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Condolences for all involved. A touching story all the same. Amazing people.
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03-03-2016, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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*hugs*
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03-03-2016, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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My condolences
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03-03-2016, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL
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Thank you for sharing. My heart goes out to you and your family
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03-03-2016, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Appleton, WI
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Thoughts and prayers to their family and yours during this time. It really takes a special kind of person to do what they did and they were definitely rewarded with some great memories of him - not that it makes losing him any easier, of course.
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03-03-2016, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
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So sorry to hear this, cartman.
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03-03-2016, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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Sorry man. My sister went through a very similar situation with her son. Thoughts and prayers, it's a terrible tragedy but your cousin did a great job. Proud of them.
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03-03-2016, 04:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Austin, TX
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Absolutely. Bless them, what amazing people they are. RIP Andrew. |
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03-03-2016, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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Really sorry to hear. Sounds like a great family.
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03-03-2016, 05:11 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC
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My condolences to your family.
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