I am blessed beyond words to have been daddy to an angel. #CharleesAngels #CharleesOrchard #DownSyndrome #TheLuckyFew #ThreeArrowsFarm
Aug 1, 2022 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
I am heartbroken. I don't know what to do. My world is shattered. Broken. Unfixable. I can't breathe.
My beautiful Charlee is gone.
I'm supposed to be the strong one. Her protector. My baby died in my arms last night. I held her as she drew her last breath. I told her it was going to be okay. She could go if she wanted to. We felt her presence leave the room. She is at peace.
Dec 1, 2021 • 24 tweets • 12 min read
As you may or may not know, my beautiful daughter Charlotte (we call her Charlee) is adopted. Charlee has #DownSyndrome. That doesn't define who she is, but it definitely adds to her flair! A few of my mutuals have asked how we came to adopt Charlee. I figured I'd attempt a story
My wife and I were foster parents, because sheltering abused and neglected kiddos was something we felt called to do. We're older, have adult children, so adoption wasn't really a goal for us until we brought our future son home from the hospital after 10 days in the NICU.