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2003 - Liam Tyler Zajdlik
(03.08.01 - 29.10.02)
Liam Tyler Zajdlik was born on August 3, 2001, the first
child of Janet and Dave. He was a beautiful baby and
seemingly healthy in every way. Over the next couple
of months things were as normal as they could be with
a first child. The only visits to the doctor were for
regular immunizations, and there was no indication from
anyone what might be coming. Everything changed early
in January, 2002 when Liam was diagnosed with SMA. It
soon became apparent that Liam had the most severe type
of SMA, and was not likely to see his second birthday.
With
help from family and friends, we tried our best to make
Liam's life as happy and comfortable as possible. In
spite of his condition, Liam was a vibrant little boy
with the most beautiful smile. He loved going for walks
in his jogger, having books read to him and just lying
in his pool, sucking his thumb. Most of the time, Liam
didn't seem to understand he was sick. Whenever he was
at the hospital or at the doctor's, he spent most of
the time cheering other people with his infectious smile. |
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At last year's Rebecca's
Run , Liam was pushed in his jogger by his mom. By the
fall, however, the disease was proving to be too much
for him. Sleeping was always a problem for Liam, with
his difficulty breathing and the inability to shift
his body position. (Imagine lying in bed unable to move
your arms or legs.) Then he lost the ability to swallow
his food, and needed an operation to receive a feeding
tube. Finally, weakened by pneumonia, he died in the
arms of his mommy and daddy on October, 29, 2002. He
was only 15 months old. Liam did not die because of
a lack of love or caring medical professionals. He died
because there is no effective treatment or cure of SMA.
Liam was not a statistic to those who loved and cared
for him. He was an angelic little boy of beautiful character
and is missed every waking moment by his mommy and daddy.
We love you Liam and hope you are at peace. |
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