Help & Hope

The Compassionate Friends Website
(A national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings).

HAND - Helping After Neonatal Death - Program volunteers help bereaved families by providing telephone support, hospital visitations and support group staffing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brayden Gene Rood

Methylmalonic Acidemia
April 27, 2010 - July 31, 2010

 

God was going to call your name,

In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
Little we knew that morning
It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did not go alone,
For a part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
You left us beautiful memories,
Your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you,
You are always by our side
Our family chain is broken,
And nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
 
In Loving Memory of Brayden Gene Rood
April 27, 2010 - July 31, 2010
Deeply loved and missed by

Mommy, Daddy, and Miya

On April 27 2010, our precious son and brother, Brayen Gene Rood came into this world. Little did we know what the future held for us and how short of a time we would have with him. When Brayden was eight days old, it was confirmed through the Newborn Screening in the state of Michigan that Brayden had Methylmalonic Acidemia. Our minds raced as we knew absolutely nothing about this condition or what it meant for our son. The weeks after were a blur as we learned to care for Brayden. Brayden may have had a rare condition and specials needs, but he was perfect to us. On July 31, 2010, Brayden grew his Angel wings. Brayden is missed deeply everyday by his family that loved him unconditionally and not a day goes by we don't think and talk about our precious baby.