Justin Thorn

For those of you who are not aware I wanted to share this with you. Lauren’s longtime friends Matt & Patrice are going through a very tough time with their newborn son today. They were pregnant last year with a boy. They named him Gabe. At 37 weeks, with no former signs of trouble, Patrice had a miscarriage and Gabe was stillborn. Lauren had taken pregnancy photos earlier last year that ended up being some of the only recorded memories Matt & Patrice had of Gabe. The doctors never learned what caused Gabes death.

Now a little over a year later they are giving birth to their second son Jonah. They asked Lauren to be with them at the hospital yesterday with their family. They wanted Lauren to help document his birth. They induced labor at 37 weeks to avoid any complications that caused Gabes unusual death. Baby Jonah was born yesterday at 3:50pm with a full set of healthy organs. After delivery the doctors noticed an unusual condition with Johnah’s skin. Rather than tell the rest of the story myself I will simply point you to the Matt & Patrice’s blog. Please keep all of them in your prayers during this difficult time and hopefully Jonah can receive the treatment he desperately needs. Also help spread the word for further prayers and feel free to leave comments on their blog as words of encouragement. They have been checking their updates regularly.

http://patriceandmattwilliams.blogspot.com/2009/02/baby-gamecast.html

http://patriceandmattwilliams.blogspot.com/2009/02/jonah-update.html

http://patriceandmattwilliams.blogspot.com/2009/02/jonah-saturday-feb-28.html

You can also see Lauren’s updates and photos on her site.
http://laurenm83.blogspot.com/