Jesse's Story
My name is Anna Maxwell, and my husband is Jonathan Maxwell. This is the story of our amazing son, Jesse Robert Maxwell.
Jesse was born five weeks early on June 12, 2008 at Decatur General Hospital. All of his organs were failing,
and his brain was swollen. He was rushed to the Huntsville Hospital Neonatal ICU. They put him on a cooling blanket to help
reduce the brain swelling.
Jesse went to Heaven on June 14, 2008. God gave us two wonderful days with him. We
later found out he died from Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome. His adrenal glands were bleeding, and this caused all of his
organs to shut down and his brain to swell. We are very thankful to all of the doctors and nurses for the time and effort
they devoted in order for us to have those few precious days with Jesse.
Jesse was and will always be our little
baby boy. He weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces. He had my strawberry-blonde hair and his daddy’s chin. We will never forget
holding him in our arms. Even though Jesse was only with us on this earth for such a short time, he has affected us greatly.
The NICU only had one cooling blanket when Jesse needed it. If the cooling blanket had been in use when Jesse
needed it, he would have had to go to another hospital. We probably would not have had the chance to see him.
Through Jesse's Blanket, we have raised enough money to purchase another cooling blanket
for the NICU. We hope we can continue to help babies by raising money for whatever the NICU needs.
Our Family of Four
On August 10, 2009, we welcomed Lorelai Ann Maxwell to our family. She is such a wonderful
blessing to Jonathan and me. She weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces at birth. She is the spitting image of her daddy! Getting
to watch her reach milestones, change, and grow is so amazing!
We
still miss Jesse so very much and always will. It is hard not having him here, not being about to watch him grow. He would
be almost 2 years old now. We will always grieve for him and have our days of sorrow. He will forever be a part of our
family. I love to talk about him and am overjoyed when you bring him up even if I get weepy. We plan to keep his pictures
up and tell Lorelai all about her big brother. He will always be looking out for her from Heaven!
Thank you all for your love and support! 2010-04-12
Please click the following link to buy your "Jesse's Blanket
of Love" candle. All profits go to the Huntsville Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
"Jesse's Blanket of Love" Candles
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