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Help us support Faith's Lodge, a place that brought us so much comfort and peace after Noah died. Faith's Lodge connnected us to so many families and helped us realize that we were not alone. It's been a major part of our healing. Lets honor Noah and all the children who have died and let's make sure there continues to be a place for grieving parents to go. 

NOAH'S STORY

November 4, 2009 was the happiest day of our lives. Our beautiful son and first born, Noah Joseph Rogers, was born at 9:39am weighing in at a healthy 8lb 3oz. With his contagious laughter and joyful personality, he was the light of our lives. Sadly, we never knew that the greatest love of our life would be taken away from us at just 11 months old. On October 7, 2010 I was leaving work and on my way to pick up Noah from daycare when I received the call that changed our life forever. It was the police department saying they had Noah at the Maple Grove Hospital. He was taking a nap at daycare and was found unresponsive. As soon as I walked through the emergency room doors and saw him, I knew he was gone. There were so many doctors working on him, so many machines, so many tubes. Scott and my family arrived shortly after that. The doctor told us they had tried to revive him for an hour but he was gone. We were in a complete state of shock as we spent the next few hours just being with Noah. We got to hold him and they gave us a lock of his hair and his final footprints. We later found out from the medical examiner that he had no medical problems or injuries of any kind. He just died. He breathed out and just never breathed back in. They claimed it to be Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. It’s terrifying to know that as a parent you do everything in your power to make sure your children are safe, and sometimes it isn’t enough. We were the best parents we could be to Noah and we find comfort in that. Losing a child changes you. We love to the fullest and try not to take a single day for granted. Noah taught us that being a parent is the GREATEST gift you can be given and we feel so blessed to be given that gift again with Noah’s 2 younger brothers. We tell them all about their big brother and how whenever there is a rainbow, it’s a sign that Noah is watching over us and saying “hello.”

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