I pray, 

to never have to experience what these amazing parents have gone through.

The closest I could merely relate to them is knowing what it's like to have a baby
in the NICU. (Grant for 9 days when he was 1st born).

You just look at them, attached to all these cords a feel for them & want to hold them, but cannot.
When we finally could hold him, he was still attached to some cords. We didn't get to see him
 much since we now were caring for Merrill at home along with Cole still; and the hospital was a 1/2

hr. away one way. I only got to spend 1 night with Grant in the hospital before he came home & brought

Merrill with me. That was a hard night. They slept in hospital bassinets next to each other, but were not
 allowed to sleep together even still.

I can only imagine the heartache that Ashley & Pat are going through regarding their little girl Preslee, even with the knowledge of the gospel, you would still ache to hold your little one over & over.
I broke down when they told me that Grant would have to be transferred to the NICU at Willow Creek so
they could better care for him. He was put into a mobile incubator connected to soo many tubes & transported by ambulance. It reminded me of E.T. when he was in the medical incubator.
They let me hold him before he was placed in & wheeled away. It wasn't a grim diagnosis they said, he just needed more advanced medical technology & time for his lungs to develop & not stick together. We were very blessed that we were able to get into Willow Creek & not have to go 3 hrs. away to Little Rock.
We got the last spot at WC & there was a baby born a few hours later at our hospital that did have to go all the way to LR.
I've not intended to go on, yet this has been a very good & real reminder to me to be grateful for my
little crazy munchkins every day! To hold them, hug them, kiss them, & tell them that I love them every day, many times a day.

Thank heavens for the eternal binding powers of the
Holy Temple & how blessed we are to have our spouse & children with us for all eternity.