Our nephew Benjamin Gregory lost his battle with hypoplastic left heart syndrome at just 5 weeks old and passed away on May 30, 2009. We traveled back to St. Louis to be with our family and attend the services. Both the visitation and mass were beautiful but it was obviously a very sad event. The priest’s homily was touching, and he explained that Benjamin is Hebrew for “Son of the right hand” – unbeknownst to Karen and Greg when they chose his name. Who knows why God needed him so soon, but he is not in pain.
I never imagined that Collin’s first funeral would be that of a newborn or cousin, but he handled himself pretty well and seemed to understand enough to know what happened and ask questions. I can’t imagine going through everything Karen & Greg have endured these past months – but I am so impressed at how well strong they are. I know that Ben has touched their lives in ways we can never comprehend.
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