Charlie Gard

in memory of Charlie.

I hope that this child's parents will be able to find peace and privacy to grieve for their beloved boy and find true support to get through the next phase of their lives.

Rest little darling in the every open arms

How blessed you were to have parents who loved you deeply and fought so hard for you .

RIP Charlie at rest at last.
All I can say is thank goodness that someone has finally had the wisdom to stop this long drawn out mess.
It will be better for the parents to have closure. It will be distressing yes that is to be expected.

The long delays of "can I just try this" and "could I just try that", in the circumstances of this really devastating disease when the child was severely brain damaged within probably the first two months has disturbed me.

R I P Charlie
i really hope there is now not alot more of the horrible slating of the hospital, if it had not been for the dedicated staff there this baby would have not lived this long,

God bless you precious little boy.

God bless Charlie

So sorry you encountered someone like that paddyann

Someone very close to me was a neo-natal consultant and changed specialties after having a family of her own; it is very difficult to remain emotionally detached.

Just heard of little Charlie's death. How sad it must be for any parent to watch their child die. A million times worse the way it had been played out in the media like a courtroom drama .
Your stories are heartbreaking paddyann and anniebach I can't imagine how you could begin to get over such a loss .

I do hope that these young parents get some proper support and counseling; and are left to grieve and have the funeral quietly and in private.

Very very sad.

RIP Charlie

And I hope the parents can find some peace.

Yes, I have just seen it on the news. So very, very sad.

It is all over

What ever helps with grief and that awful feeling of loss, sixteen days seems long to keep the corpse though , that poor young couple

paddyann, I'm sorry to hear your account of what the doctor said to you when your child died. It does sound very off-hand. I think it might well not have been intended to sound callous though. Being a doctor to children who die must be harrowing and I expect doctors need to keep emotionally detached just to stay sane.

merlotgran it wasn't SO long ago we used to take our dead home.at least here we did,they lay in a bedroom or front room and had visitors and family round them who sat with them day and night.Its not a new thing though the cuddlecots are ,they are used in SCBU when parents dont want to take a baby home but want some extra time with them and paole do say it makes a huge difference

Because those who have done so have found it gives them precious time with their baby so they can say goodbye in their own way. I don't know if they would want to do this. It's just something that has helped some people who have lost their baby.

Sorry but I can't think of anything worse. The poor parents have been in anguish over their baby's terminal illness for almost a year. Why would they want to take his dead body home?

But the parents want to be with Charlie during his final days, not after he's gone. I don't think the idea would appeal to them, but I may be wrong.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/02/grieving-couple-use-cuddlecot-spend-16-days-caring-baby-died/

This is a link to the piece I read.

Surely this might help Charlie's parents fulfil their wish to take him home. I hope someone has suggested it to them.

Yes, I think all we all want now is peace for the parents and a peaceful end for Charlie.

Actually norose4 I have to say I agree with you. I hope I haven't posted as if I know all the details but if I have I'm sorry. My only thought has truly been for Charlie and his parents.

Why oh why are we even giving opinions on a situation we know virtually nothing about in terms of the full details of dear little Charlie's conditions. We should by all means being offering support & understanding to all parties concerned, neither the parents or GOSH should be vilified by us or by any one else. Some commentators on here speak as if they have access to all the details, & decision making of this very sad case, let's show some respect and stop posting as if we do . ?

So sorry Elegran, I thought it was not a post I expected from you , I am sorry