...a friend of mine has just lost her 4-year old daughter. This beautiful little girl died of cardiac arrest. Completely healthy one day, gone the next. How does this happen?!?!? I can't even begin to imagine what she is going through. My GD is 100% gone. I cherish every little kick and I genuinely couldn't care less what this child has between it's legs. We all need to embrace every second we have with our children, life is so temporary. I feel so guilty for this fog of depression I've been in...for feeling envious of others who got their girls and feeling 'cheated' for not getting mine. It is terrible that it took something like this for my GD to go away. I'll take 100 boys over the death of a child. 

I just want to say thank you for posting this. I just found out yesterday that someone I know through another site just found out her 9 week old baby girl is blind. Really puts life into perspective, doesn't it.

tashy:

We all need to embrace every second we have with our children, life is so temporary.

Oh, you are so right..

I just saw a race car driver going 217 mph run into a wall a few nights ago, and it really put things back into perspective for me. Life is SO fragile, and it is going to be gone soon.

Cherish TODAY because its all you have..

WOW.  Your friend and her family are in my thoughts and prayers! 

I agree, life is sooooo precious, yet it is often clouded by our own selfish wants making it difficult to really see what matters.  My really good friend had a baby girl in Nov and she joined her heavenly father in Dec.  It is sad when it takes tragic events such as these to really remember we are all sooo very blessed! 

so sad. They are in my prayers

 I can't think of anything worse than losing a child.  My grandparents lost their 1st two - one was 2, and the other was about 9 months old.  I don't think Mamaw ever got over that - I know I wouldn't.

So sad . I don't know how parents get through it.

I know of a couple who had two boys and finally had their girl . She is dying of cancer and six years old.

My baby has just been diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome which is a non-curable congenital heart defect, there is only a 60% chance he will make it to 5. It really does put into perspective any GD, I also have a healthy 2 and a half year old son and I treasure all the time I spend with him, despite his best imitation at being a demon child today!  I am going to be positive about his chances and will cherish all the time I am given with him when he arrives in December.

Firstly - prayers for you and your baby Ollies-mummy....

I too just heard a very tragic story at kindy just this morning when i dropped off my elder son.

A mother who has 1 son + 1 daughter (aged 6 years), took her daughter to the dentist last week. The parents opted to give her a full anathestic so that a relatively minor procedure would be less traumatic for her. Sadly she never woke up from the anathestic. She died at the dentist....

As it has already been said - these tragic events really puts GD into perspective.

ozmamma:

Firstly - prayers for you and your baby Ollies-mummy....

I too just heard a very tragic story at kindy just this morning when i dropped off my elder son.

A mother who has 1 son + 1 daughter (aged 6 years), took her daughter to the dentist last week. The parents opted to give her a full anathestic so that a relatively minor procedure would be less traumatic for her. Sadly she never woke up from the anathestic. She died at the dentist....

As it has already been said - these tragic events really puts GD into perspective.

OMG life is so awful sometimes, it must be sooo much harder when it is unexpected.  I am going to go and cuddle and kiss DS1 now until he begs me to stop. 

 Ollies Mummy - I was so sorry to hear about your child's heart condition.  I've been thinking about that a lot since I read it yesterday.  Life is fragile enough for us adults, but when children are involved it's almost unbearable. I really don't know why things like this have to happen.

Prayers for Ollies mommy........I am so sorry about this.......

I heard of many many unexpected losses prior to the birth of my son in June. One was Steven Curtis Chapman's adopted 5 year old from China..........www.stevencurtischapman.com  That one left me in shock for a long time...........Also, a group " Selah" lost 2 infants in the spring- 2!!!!!

Yes, life is so very very short..........I tried explaining this to an aquaintance who is expecting a girl and was openly sad that I was having a boy...............I think she got it. We really should embrace life.....

I have not had even a miscarriage up to this point.................I almost hate to write that because I know so many of you have.............but I have many blessings to count.

 I just wanted to thank everyone for their prayers...the family really need them. All of the stories everyone has posted has broken my heart even more!!! My goodness, life is so very fragile. We just don't know how many days we've been given on this earth or what challenges we'll be presented with in the future. As a relatively new Christian, my faith has been challenged in so many ways over the last year. And I have been shown very clearly how nothing is really in our hands. As the saying goes...'Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans'. None of us plans for our children to go before we do...and when they are sick or suffering we so desperately want to take their place. Parenting is 100% the toughest and most important job in the world!!!!!!!!! 14 years ago, when I was looking down at my very first BFP, I really really didn't know the HUGE and LONG roller coaster ride I was getting on!!! 

So now, lets just ignore that big pile of laundry, all of those toys we keep tripping over, the never-ending array of washing up to do in the sink and just ENJOY the ride!!!!!!! It'll be over one day [:'(]

I'm gonna go and annoy my kids until they tell me to leave them alone now  

 I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child. It does put it into perspective. I will be praying for all the families. 

 I am so sorry for your friend. I can't even begin to imagine the pain, hurt and anger she must be feeling. I could NEVER imagine my life without any one of my children.I will pray for them that time will help to heal their broken hearts.