Saturday, June 27, 2015

For Aiden

With a heavy heart I write this post. As incredible as Sierra is doing,  there are others not as fortunate. Little Aiden was 3 years old when we were in the hospital with Lindsey. He was recovering from a heart surgery to correct a heart defect from birth. He was always smiling and happy and would share his toys with Gage. His family is so loving. He was discharged from the hospital and we continued our long wait with Lindsey.

It is interesting to me,  the relationships you make so quickly with people in these circumstances that are life long. We exchanged Christmas cards with this amazing family. They sent us some beautiful glass hearts they made.

When Sierra and I first arrived here in May,  we ran into Aiden and his dad that were at the hospital for clinic. Aiden had been on the transplant list for just over a year. He was able to wait at home, as they lived close enough to the hospital. He was smiling and had a cute engineer hat on to play with the trains at the hospital. He was adorable.

This last Wednesday,  Sierra,  the kids and I went to get some lunch at the hospital cafeteria.  We saw Aiden ' s parents and grandma there. Aiden had received "the call" and had gone into surgery at 4:30 that morning. I was so happy for them,  but the mom alluded that things were not going smoothly. Not knowing what else to say,  with Sierra standing there looking so good,  we went back to Sierra's room. I prayed that things would be okay for them and Aiden.

Unfortunately,  there were many difficulties. He came out of surgery but was not stable and did not survive. My heart aches for this family. They are so amazing. What is so hard for me is, all of Aidens life they have fought for him and his life. They get the call and finally the wait is over. Then to leave the hospital with the very thing that you were fighting for gone. I pay that this sweet family will find peace in knowing that this sweet boy went straight to Heaven. His sweet smile and love impacted so many people. He was truly an angel. We love you Hansen ' s and will constantly be thinking of you.

9 comments:

Kay Patterson said...

So sorry for the loss of your friend. Sending prayers to his family.

Ms. A said...

God bless his grieving family. May they find peace.

Molly Smith said...

Many, many prayers for this sweet child and his family! Oh goodness; words cannot express my feelings after reading this.

Par 5 said...

Oh man...that's a tough post to swallow. I feel so sad. It's tough to keep in mind the eternal scheme of things in moments of sorrow and trial. This sweet little boy is going to be OK. His family will definitely be added to our prayers.

cici said...

sweet angel

Anonymous said...

It is sad. He was so blessed to be so wanted.

Unknown said...

You gave him eveything he needed. Love. And he will be waiting with arms opened wide! May your prayers comfort you. Mine will come your way too!

jennifercav said...

He was such a beautiful boy. Sending my most heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

Anonymous said...

Some kids are never blessed with a family that would fight so hard for their child's health and wellness, many little ones leave us too soon way before we are ready to let go, but this little boy was blessed and loved by a wonderful family and my heart is heavy for them. With this I pray that this family can find peace knowing that their child is in heaven in a perfected condition sending his love back to those who he had left behind. I hope they can find the joy this little one brought into their lives and treasure that especially on the hard days but know that many will pray for this family so that even on the really super hard days they can feel God's love for them for being such outstanding parents. My prayers are with them especially on the days to come.