I am sharing this message from Athos and Helen, parents of sweet Stephen who passed away a couple of weeks ago. Dave, Carmen and I had the privilege of attending Stephen’s funeral.
It saddens us all to know that our son Stephen Andres Brewer entered into heaven in the early morning of Sunday, August 2, 2009. Stephen, as all of our children affected by GM-1 and other Lysosomal Storage diseases do, fought a bold and brave battle against incomprehensible odds for three years.
Stephen was a little boy with the courage and strength beyond measure. He confronted the unrelenting symptoms of this disease and never let it affect his beautiful spirit. Stephen was surrounded by his family as he left this earth. Simultaneously as his spirit lifted to heaven, it began to pour rain as though the angels and God cried tears of joy to have him back home. We will miss him dearly.
Athos and Helen Brewer
Stephen, February 2008. Isn’t he adorable?!
He IS absolutely beautiful!!! Just breaks my heart…still don’t understand why!
How Beautifully Worded! What a Precious Child…now Angel.
What a beautiful post, and a beautiful little angel,
~praying for the family and those left behind,
-Mel
Just a beautiful picture, sweet baby boy! God bless and comfort his family during this time of loss.
Athos & Helen – What a beautiful, darling, precious child!! My heart goes out to you as you go through this period of loss. Thank you SO much for sharing him with us. I would love to hear more about him when you are ready to share – - -