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(113,259 posts)farmbo
(3,121 posts)🙏
JoanofArgh
(14,971 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)No parent should ever have to suffer the loss of a child.
hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)irisblue
(32,967 posts)Captain_New_York
(161 posts)Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei :
Requiescat in pace.
Amen.
Rebl2
(13,492 posts)Engle would be on the Today show to talk about the disease and the progress of his son. They really worked so hard to help their son. Very sad.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)The Engel family must be devastated. I cant imagine.
SheilaAnn
(9,694 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)I knew he had the condition, but I didn't realize his life was at risk.
claudette
(3,541 posts)Little guy.
Greybnk48
(10,167 posts)I'm so sorry for Richard Engels and his family. Horrific news.
Heather MC
(8,084 posts)What a tragic tweet my heart goes out to his family
gademocrat7
(10,654 posts)ultralite001
(894 posts)Here is a link to support Rett's research in Henry's name
at the Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital...
[link:https://bit.ly/3PxXVYW|]
Rett's is a truly devastating neurologic disease...
My family can attest...
Celerity
(43,305 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)spooky3
(34,438 posts)PCIntern
(25,531 posts)This stuff overwhelms me with sorrow. 😰
May his memory always be for a blessing.
hibbing
(10,096 posts)liberalla
(9,237 posts)I am so sorry for your loss of dear Henry.
Maraya1969
(22,477 posts)Oh I pray for those parents.
mentalsolstice
(4,460 posts)However that doesnt make it any easier .
Maraya1969
(22,477 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)mentalsolstice
(4,460 posts)The linked article has pictures of the two boys and their parents. Still so sad . Even sadder to have to explain to a toddler.
Theodore is a cute little ginger!
calimary
(81,212 posts)I cant imagine that one ever fully recovers from a blow to the heart like that.
I feel so bad for him. I hope they give him some time off to grieve.
highplainsdem
(48,966 posts)Sky Jewels
(7,069 posts)Sogo
(4,986 posts)My deepest condolences to the Engel family.
marieo1
(1,402 posts)Rest in Peace, Henry...........sympathy to the family of Henry.
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)I cannot imagine the pain and utter devastation at losing a little one like this...so sad. Rest in Peace little guy.
Talitha
(6,581 posts)Spazito
(50,283 posts)My heart goes out to the family, such a devastating loss.
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2naSalit
(86,534 posts)sdfernando
(4,930 posts)Such a sweet looking kid. They must be devastated by this. Peace and love to Henry and Mary and Richard.
Catherine Vincent
(34,488 posts)tavernier
(12,377 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)for their precious son.
Rebl2
(13,492 posts)Last edited Thu Aug 18, 2022, 08:37 PM - Edit history (1)
it did.
Mme. Defarge
(8,027 posts)So heartbreakingly sad. Deepest condolences to his loving family.
Bluethroughu
(5,152 posts)Heart breaking.
wryter2000
(46,036 posts)What a sweet smile. They must be devastated.
Lunabell
(6,078 posts)I had a patient with Rett syndrome who also passed away. She lived less than a year. Apparently, this disorder is more prevalent in girls. And this little baby passed in her sleep due to the disorder which causes severe muscles weakness.
usaf-vet
(6,181 posts).... loss.
elleng
(130,865 posts)JohnSJ
(92,131 posts)Duppers
(28,118 posts)Losing a child is a stab in the heart.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)and I always wondered how hard it must be travel and being away from them so much.
titanicdave
(429 posts).....that I read this article.......my heart goes out to the entire Engle Family......RIP, sweet little Henry......
Joinfortmill
(14,416 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,563 posts)What an awful thing to happen to what I'm sure were very good, loving parents.
bluboid
(560 posts)Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,454 posts)Engel has lived his life reporting about the evil hell in this world...now they are experiencing it in the most personnel level of life.
onecaliberal
(32,824 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,181 posts)NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel shared the heartbreaking news that his eldest son, 6-year-old Henry, has died. Richard and his wife, Mary, shared their journey publicly after Henry was diagnosed with Rett syndrome, a rare and incurable genetic condition. "We always surrounded him with love and he returned it, and so much more," Richard wrote. - Aired on 08/18/2022.