Matt and Patrice were interviewed earlier this week by their local newspaper about baby Jonah’s story. The story ran today on the front page of the Winston-Salem Journal. We don’t get the paper here but the story is also available to read online.
The story of baby Jonah continues to spread. Over the weekend Matt and Patrice have had nearly 30,000 visitors to their blog. Hundreds of other blogs are sharing their story and spreading the word. A flood of comments continue to fill their blog every day with prayers, words of encouragement, medical advice and even other children of all ages who have suffered from this disease and are still living normal daily lives now. Their Facebook Group continues to gain new members of support and is currently over 1000 members strong. Tens of thousands across the country have joined with their churches in support through prayer groups for baby Jonah.
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.
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