| Location | Motherwell |
| Age | 11 days |
| Cause of Death | Organ Failure |
| Date of Birth | 06/10/2006 |
| Date of Death | 17/10/2006 |
| Visitors | 8,170 since 30/12/2006 |
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Emily was born on 6th October 2006. It had been a very eventful pregnancy, with episodes of
bleeding, a low placenta and then pre-eclampsia. These complications eventually led to placental
abruption and Emily was born by emergency cesarian section at just over 25 weeks gestation. Her
apgar scores at birth were good as I had been given steroids to develop her lungs only a week
earlier!
For the first week of her life, Emily fought well. We became more involved with her care, changing
her nappies, tube feeding her and everyday they would increase the volume of breastmilk given to
her.
Emily had some special people visiting her, including grandparents, aunties, uncles and special
friends, she would always be kicking and wriggling, entertaining her crowd!
When Emily had been born, they had found an open duct in her heart which is very common in premature
babies, they started her on medication to rectify this when she was 7 days old as she seemed to be
getting stronger. This is where things started to go wrong.
Emily developed septicaemia from the site in her umbilical cord where her lines were going in. Her
kidney's began to fail and she became very oedemic. She eventually was so swollen that she couldnt
move and because her kidney's were not excreting, the level of potassium in her body was dangerously
high, they suspected that this would result in cardiac arrest and immediate death.
They asked us if we wanted to have Emily baptised but we knew that God would take her straight to
Heaven regardless of whether or not she was baptised. We have a close relationship with our minister
so asked him to come and pray over Emily. One of the neonatal nurses was also a Christian and she
too took time to pray over Emily as did our friend.
Around 1.30am on 17th October, the hospital phoned to say that Emily's heart had stopped beating
twice already and that if we wanted to go to the unit we could. I didn't want to go, partly because
I thought she would pull through, partly because I had not slept for days and partly because I
didn't want to admit reality.
We did go up and were taken aside a little while later. We had noticed a few days earlier that Emily
had been having seizures constantly, from my experience with children with epilepsy I knew that this
was not good news. The consultant explained that Emily was not going to make it. Her brain had been
severely damaged by the seizure activity and her lungs had collapsed. She had effectively tried to
die three times already and bringing her back each time was serving no purpose other than giving us
more time with her. We agreed that should she stop fighting again, we would let her go.
Over the next few hours, Emily's condition deteriorated, she was in a constant state of seizure and
her body temperature was dropping. We knew that she was leaving us. Again, we were taken aside and
it was explained that Emily was only with us because the ventilator was keeping her lungs open. We
eventually had to agree with the recommendation that her machines be turned off and she be allowed
to die in my arms, rather than in an incubator surrounded by medical staff.
We watched as they took out her morphine line, her diazepam line etc etc. I then took her into my
arms and held her tight. Colin and I told her how much we loved her and watched as they took out her
ventilation tube, finally we could see her beautiful mouth, however it also meant watching her take
her last breaths. A few minutes later she left us.
Although Emily's life was far too short, the impact she made was amazing. We have raised over £2000
for Tommy's in memory of Emily and many people have been encouraged in their Christian faith because
of her.
We are so blessed to have been chosen to be her parents and only wish she could have stayed with us
longer.
Special Angel Day - by Carmelle Gross
We do not need a special day
To bring you to our minds.
The days we do not think of you
Are very hard to find.
Each morning when we awake
We know that you are gone.
And no one knows the heartache
As we try to carry on.
Our hearts still ache with sadness
And secret tears still flow.
What it meant to lose you
No one will ever know.
Our thoughts are always with you,
Your place no one can fill.
In life we loved you dearly;
In death we love you still.
There will always be a heartache,
And often a silent tear.
But always a precious memory
Of the days when you were here.
If tears would make a staircase,
And heartaches make a lane,
We'd walk the path to heaven
And bring you home again.
We hold you close within our hearts;
And there you will remain,
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again.
Our family chain is broken now,
And nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
The chain will link again.
What a brave wee girl, Emily. Look after your mum and send her angel kisses, she will be missing you so much, sharon x
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God needed a very special angel,
which you were chosen to be,
he put your golden wings on
and set your spirit free xxx
♥.☆ .♥.☆ .♥♥.☆ .♥.☆ ♥.☆ .♥.
~With Love ~
Special Bond
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When you have a special bond
A love that is so rare
A life that's rich with so much love
Theres nothing to compare
And when that love is taken
Theres nothing we can do
So hold on to your memories
For they still love you too
That bond cannot be broken
Although we are apart
I love you still
And always will
Youll never leave my heart
♥****♥****♥****♥****♥****♥****♥
Written by Vicky Deaville
♥****♥****♥****♥****♥****♥****♥
A gift from God.
This year has been extra hard on mummy and Daddy. They miss you so much. They always will. You've given them a gift in the perfect bundle of love that is your baby sister! Abi will know about you, her precious big sister. Mummy and daddy will tell her how proud they were of you. How hard you tried to fight. The time they had with you so precious and so short will stay with them all for ever!
Thank you Emily! I feel so blessed that you came here for a short while and that your being here brought mummy to us all. You've touched so many lives sweetheart. Sweet dreams on your birthday and always x x c
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Angels soar through heaven
With everlasting light
Looking down from heaven
Saying their "goodnights"
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Kissing all who loved them
So gently on the face
This life's tender mercy
Each parent can embrace
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Wings and shiny halos
Travel from on high
Surrounding all their loved ones
They never say good-bye.
I WAS HERE
♥ღ♥ I stood beside your bed last night,
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying,
quietly in your sleep.
I touched you softly
as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you,
I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour coffee,
You were thinking of how much you
love and long to hold me.
I was with you at the store today,
Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels,
I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today,
You tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you,
that I'm not really there.
I walked with you to the house,
as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my hand on you,
I smiled and said "it's me."
You looked so very tired,
and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know,
that I was standing there.
It's possible for me to be
so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty,
"I never went away."
You sat there very quietly, then
smiled, I think you knew,
In the stillness of that evening,
I was very close to you.
The day is over, I smile and watch
you yawning and say
"goodnight, God bless,
I'll see you in the morning."
And when the time is right for you
to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and
we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to
show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out
then come home to be with me ♥ღ♥
I see a beautiful rainbow.
In the sky above.
It's your angels way of telling you
That your angel sends their love,
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The colours are so beautiful with...
Red, yellow and blue
I can see a rainbow, can you see it too?
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The rainbow goes across the sky.
Sent down from your angel way up high.
It's your angels way of letting you know
How much they love and miss you so.
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So if you see a rainbow..
Count all the colours with love.
And just remember who sent it.
For it was your angel in heaven above.
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