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Post by Phil on May 6, 2014 13:25:27 GMT -5
Last October a 5 day old baby died of brain seizure. Infant mortality is still a problem. His mother had a sand box constructed adjacent his grave so his 3 year old brother can play with him. I never heard of such a thing but I think its a nice way to bring the boys together and not let the memory of the baby fade away. www.uploadhouse.com/viewfile.php?id=19381434 |
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Post by Classicblast on May 7, 2014 1:25:22 GMT -5
I think its a good idea too.
I can't imagine losing a child, and the little boy was probably told for the duration of his mother's pregnancy that he was soon going to have a child to play with. I can be so sure because my boys are 2 years apart. And that's what Jacob was told when we were expecting John. And since this baby died this was a plausible and still dignified way to have contact even if its psychological more than physical.
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Post by Phil on May 7, 2014 12:48:47 GMT -5
I couldn't imagine that either. Losing a kid. That would be worse than anything else I can think of.
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Post by angel607 on May 8, 2014 11:39:20 GMT -5
i can't imagine the pain of losing a child. just walking into their room and crying your eyes out over the loss. death you never get over the loss you just manage to get through the pain and loss as best as you can.
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Post by Phil on May 8, 2014 12:51:11 GMT -5
That's the ultimate terror that can happen to a parent. This wasn't a violent death but a baby who was unable to be saved. That's still a rough thing for a family to face. The sandbox at least symbolically brings them together.
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Post by Classicblast on Jun 12, 2014 0:48:09 GMT -5
This memorial came up in a discussion at a dinner I was at tonight. And the opinion overall was much like here. That it was a wonderful tribute to the child who died and a way to let his brother have him in a way.
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