This will have to, for now, suffice as Ferdinand’s birth story. I have thought of re-writing the lengthy and painful words below so it will be shorter, but I am not having the mind-strength now. I am thinking, I need more time to be able to process this into a beautiful piece that can be [...]
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Painful recordings
Posted in The fateful event on August 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Birth/death announcement
Posted in The fateful event on July 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
With grieving, heavy hearts, we announce the birth and death of our baby son, Ferdinand Lenigk (Chinese name Lin Shiyuan). He was born and died on July 29, 2007, at 12.05pm. He weighed 6 lbs 9.9 ozs and was 20.5 inches long. He looked very peaceful, and was [...]
Travel on, Ferdinand
Posted in The fateful event on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Ferdinand,
your name means bravery. It means adventurous. It also means ardent voyager.
Your soul has already taken off, flying off to other stars, traveling all alone. My brave little boy. Mama and papa wishes they could come along… …
We listened to the creek this morning together for the last time, I hope that sound accompanies [...]
Prayers
Posted in The fateful event on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dear all,
this afternoon we learned that our baby Ferdinand Lenigk is dead in utero. There was no fluid around the baby and it seems the placenta had a problem. We are heartbroken beyond words.
Tomorrow morning we will be going back to the hospital for induction and we will deliver the baby in as normal a [...]
