You are a blessing

One year ago yesterday your Mother and I were at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. You and your brother were barely the size of my pinkie and your Mother had finished a series of tests to see if you both would be OK. Your brother didn't make it through because of a velamentous insertion of his umbilical cord into the placenta. As we sat near the window in the waiting room Thomas slipped away before your Mother was wheeled into the operating room. Of course we were heart broken when we found out, but we were even more concerned about your fate at this point. Over the next few weeks we were told that there were some irregularities in your chromosomes, but nothing that was related to a specifically known genetic disease. On top of that we were also told the death of your brother may have caused trauma to you. The good news is that we are one year removed from this sad time and you are a happy & healthy boy, and a blessing to our family. Merry Christmas Michael, Merry Christmas Thomas.