| Location | Basildon |
| Age | 1 month, 9 days |
| Cause of Death | Cot Death/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| Date of Birth | 04/11/2006 |
| Date of Death | 13/12/2006 |
| Visitors | 5,069 since 18/12/2006 |
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Leo Robert Marchant
Born 4th November 2006
Passed away 13 December 2006
For the short time you were with us you brought only joy and happiness to your Mummy Charlotte,
Daddy Steph and your three sisters Georgia, Ellie-Mai and Sasha. You may be gone but we can always
say you will never be forgoten.
The fourth of November 2006 you was born at 11.45pm, Four weeks early Weighing in at 3lb 140z. It
was one of the best day's in my life, i had done it i have got the boy i always wanted. you was
poorly when you was first born so they had to take you away and you went into the neonatel special
care baby unit where all the doctors watched over you. I remember coming down to see you and you
looked so tiny laying in the incubator with all these wires and tubes it was scarry but i knew they
was there to help you. The next morning me and Daddy came to see you and they said you was breathing
for yourself we was so relieved you was doing well but you still had to have antibiotics as your
blood gases where still very high but you was doing really well, All i wanted to do was give you a
big cuddle and take you home. I asked the nurses when would they think you would be allowed home and
they said don't expect him home before his due date which was the 2nd December. I was gutted i had
this big lump in my throat but i knew they had your best intrests at heart. The next day we came to
see you we was allowed to get you out of the incubator and give you a cuddle it was great finially i
got to give you that big cuddle i wanted to give you and tell you how much we loved you, I was also
allowed to get you dressed it was so scary as you was so tiny, we also took some imprints of your
feet and put them in your big sisters birthday card. as you couldn't be there with us. she loved it
she even took it to school to show all her friends and teacher. I had to leave the hospital on that
day which was the 6th of november as they needed my bed it was horrible leaving you there, but i had
no choice. The next day when we came to see you the nurse told us that you was doing so well that
they was moving you into the nursery room and that you could come out of the incubator and into a
cot. We was so excited another step forward to coming home. The following day Daddy came to see you
in the morning as i had to wait in for the midwife, and he feed you and with help from the nurses he
got you dressed as he was scared of hurting you as you had your drip in your hand still. When he
came home he told me that the hospital was waiting on your blood results and if all was ok you would
be allowed home soon as you was feeding well and your blood gases were back to normal. And that day
the 8th of November at 1.35pm we got the phone call from the nurse to say we could come and collect
you at 4pm. We was so excited we phoned everyone up to tell them you was coming home. We had so much
to do to prepare for you coming home as it was the biggest shock ever as we was told you wouldn't be
home untill your due date. Daddy had to try and get the kitchen finished as he was in the middle of
decorating it, And we had to go and get you a new snow suit as the one we had brought you was miles
to big. We got to the hospital got you dressed into your new coat and took you home it was great you
was home. Nanny Carole had decorated the front of the house in banners and balloons, And we had
lots of visitors it was very hectic. That night we had a power cut it was funny as we had to sit for
about an hour in candle light. The next day i took you up to the school to show you off, everybody
said how beautiful you was. We took you down the town and people would stop and say oh how lovely
you was and how small you was. Then your sister Sasha got poorly and had a bad cold and i kept your
sisters off of school as the weather was terrible it was really severe winds and i didn't want her
to get worse so we all stayed indoors in the warm. The following week our friend gal took your
sisters to school for me so i didn't have to take you's out as you was so small i didn't want you to
get ill too. But unfortunatly you did and on the 12th December i took you to see the doctor as you
had a really bad snotty nose and you kept getting milk coming out of your nose, plus you wouldn't
drink your milk properly so i knew there was something wrong as you was a little ganite as by this
time you weighed 5lb 1oz and had been putting good amounts of weight on. The doctor told me you just
had a cold and gave me some saline drops for your nose. I took his word for it as you do and went
home, On the way home we went to the clothes shop to buy Daddy some new jeans and a top as he was
outgrowing his old jeans. That night you was not latching on properly or taking a bottle you was
struggling to drink it i eventually got you to drink your bottle at about 2am i was so tired as i
had been up the previous night with Sasha i must have feel asleep on the sofa with you like i had
done on many ocasions before. The next day 13th December Daddy got up to go to work as normal he
gave us a kiss and realised something was wrong he shouted at me to get up and as i got up i
realised you had blood coming from your nose and you looked very pale i grabbed the phone and phoned
for an ambulance the lady on the phone told us to check you was breathing you wasn't. Daddy took you
of me and tryed to resuscitate you untill the ambulace got there it seemed like hours. The ambulance
arrived and rushed you straight to the hosptial where they tryed to bring you back but it was to
late you had gone. We still don't know what you died from as we haven't got the postmortem results
back yet they say it can take a while, they say by the end of march we should have some answers
maybe then we can settle and know why because at the moment it is hard and all i keep thinking of is
why you was doing so well. we got to lay you to rest on the 21st december it was really hard, We all
really miss you. more than you will ever know. And i promise we will do our best to get some answers
for you.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR PRECIOUS BABY BOY
LEO ROBERT MARCHANT
Love you always
Mummy.xxxxxxx
Leo Robert Marchant is a big brother to Samuel. xx
Wished you was here to with him.xx
Happy Birthday Leo we love and miss you always and cherish the memories you have left us with . All our love always Georgia, Ellie, Sasha, Samuel and Jack. Your sisters and brothers.xxxxxx
Missing you on your birthday.
Hello sweetheart hope you have had a good day up there with your Nannies and Grandad, Today has been a very difficult day for us it hurts so much you not being hear with us all where you belong. I wished i could hold you one last time and tell you how much i love you and how special you are to us all. We are all very lucky to have had you for the short time that you was hear with us and i cherish every memory we have just wished i could see you touch you feel you like i can your brothers and sisters and hear you call me mummy. I'll never stop loving you forever in my heart Mummy.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
A Birthday In Heaven - by Kris Smith
I heard you crying yesterday,
And felt your heart-sent love.
So I’m sending you this message
Now, from Heaven up above.
You’re wondering if I’ll celebrate
My Birthday (way up here).
I know you’re missing me today
I feel your essence near.
God planned a special day for me,
He told me with a wink.
He’d ordered me a special cake
(It’s Angel food, I think).
Balloons will fill the streets for me,
They float up through the clouds.
And we have lots of friends up here
That make us laugh out loud.
There is a Birthday carousel,
Jewelled horses ride the wind,
With music playing, oh so sweet…
The magic never ends.
I’ve made so many friends, you see
We laugh and play and sing.
We ride our bikes and play the fool
And sleep in Angel’s wings.
But we don’t blow out our candles here
Instead, they light the skies.
With love from your little Angel xxx
happy birthday leo
hello leo hope you have had a nice day today on your 3rd birthday with all your angel friends ,wish you were here with us to celebrate your special day thinking of you my little star give nanny a twinkle love you lots xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
♥ღ♥ I Believe ♥ღ♥
I believe that the sun shines after the rain
I believe if you don't get hurt you'll never gain
I believe in not doing things the easy way
I believe that being selfish doesn’t pay
♥ღ♥
I believe in a second chance
I believe in a life long romance
I believe there is life after death
And standing up to a life of mess
♥ღ♥
I believe in love at first sight
I believe that revenge isn’t right
I believe that first impressions last
And there is nothing better then a good laugh
♥ღ♥
I believe that dreams do come true
I believe there's destiny for me and you
I believe that good things come to those who wait
I believe love never arrives too late
♥ღ♥
I believe something good comes from something bad
I believe that for tears of happiness there are tears of sad
I believe everyone has a guardian angel
And the good you do will be rewarded well
♥ღ♥
I believe sometimes there is no explanation
I believe money can't buy people's affection
I believe you don't know what you've got until it's gone
I believe a new day arrives with every dawn
♥ღ♥
I believe a smile can be contagious
I believe in being very outrageous
I believe in living with no regrets
I believe that life is as good as it gets
♥ღ♥
I believe that God watches over us
I believe the little things are worth the fuss
I believe you have each friend for a reason
I believe you will get punished for treason
♥ღ♥
I believe that what comes first is family
I believe we should all live in harmony
I believe in making the most of a beautiful day
And it's not the end until everything's okay
♥ღ♥
I believe absence makes the heart grow fonder
I believe you will lose if you sit and wonder
I believe every experience teaches you a lesson
And nothing cures better then a drinking session
♥ღ♥
I believe everyone has one true love
I believe sometimes we need a little shove
I believe the whole world is a stage
I believe we only get better with age
♥ღ♥
I believe that to learn you have to live
I believe that to love someone you have to give
I believe one moment can change your life
And there's still help when you’re in strife
♥ღ♥
I believe everyone has one true friend
I believe love helps a broken heart mend
I believe in the power of a song
And things will change before too long
♥ღ♥
I believe living is the best experience
I believe in not laughing at other people’s expense
I believe it’s hard to watch a lover leave
And when they’re gone all you can do is breath
♥ღ♥
I believe to always look on the bright side
I believe that life is just one big ride
I believe when I die people will grieve
But it’s ok because I believe…
Unknown
You Gave You Took Away - by Sharon Wheeler
As I travel across this land
There is something missing today
It’s my Angel child
The one God took away
He gave me that beautiful child
Then he took them straight away
What was the point I asked
As I knelt down and prayed
I never got to see my child play
And grow like all the others
I thought Lord that was my job
A child, and me to be the Mother.
I never even got any warning
Nothing was ever said
I woke up that sunny morning
To find my sweet child dead.
You gave them life, you stole it
You broke my heart in two
Why? Why? Dear Lord
That’s all I ask from you?
Copyright© Sharon Wheeler
missing you so much
hello leo i hope you are ok , hope you liked the flowers i put on your garden when i was down . it was nice to come and see you sorry i didnt stay long only it started raining really bad,ireally miss you little man but your always with me in my heart.and you always will be . you have another little brother he is loverly he is so tiny just like you were i know you are looking out for him leo , he reminds me of you so much . when are you coming to see us again you havent been for a while so make it soon , keep shineing down on us leo my little star love you so much all my love nanny xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello my little angel mummy is sorry i haven't been on for a while only your little brother decided to arrive 8 weeks early. His name is Jack and he weighed 3lbs 2ozs is is in nicu but is doing really well he is a little fighter and i know you are watching over him making sure he is being well looked after. Keep shining bright my little angel love and miss you always and forever. Mummy. 8.3.1. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
your my little star
hello my little star , hope you are having fun with all your angel friends , and both nannies and grandad .came to see you last week at your garden ,it was really nice me and mummy put some flowers on yours and nannies and grandads garden . i love to come but it upsets me a lot i find it hard ,as i feel you should never be there but you are . you are always with me in my heart and you always will be my little star . and im sure you and nannie and grandad were with me on my way down and looked after me other wise i dont think i would be here now my self i was very lucky so thank you and give nannie and grandad a big kiss for me love you always sweetheart love nannie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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