A young woman spent 16 days with her
dead baby girl and even took the body on walks after a hospice provided a
refrigerated ‘cuddle cot’, Daily Mail UK, reports.
dead baby girl and even took the body on walks after a hospice provided a
refrigerated ‘cuddle cot’, Daily Mail UK, reports.
Charlotte Szakacs’ daughter, Evlyn, died
four weeks after being born from a rare chromosomal abnormality.
four weeks after being born from a rare chromosomal abnormality.
The
21-year-old and her husband, Attila, stayed at a hospice for 12 days
with their daughter so they could bond as a family. They were allowed to
take her out for walks before being given permission to take the body
home for four days after which a funeral was held.
21-year-old and her husband, Attila, stayed at a hospice for 12 days
with their daughter so they could bond as a family. They were allowed to
take her out for walks before being given permission to take the body
home for four days after which a funeral was held.
Szakacs said: “I know it might not be
the best option for everyone but for us it was so important to be able
to have that family time and just properly cuddle our little girl.
the best option for everyone but for us it was so important to be able
to have that family time and just properly cuddle our little girl.
“I think having the time with her made
such a difference. Being able to do so many of the things you imagine
like taking her out in her pram, it really helped emotionally.
such a difference. Being able to do so many of the things you imagine
like taking her out in her pram, it really helped emotionally.
“I was really nervous about bringing her
home because I didn’t know if it would feel right but it was so nice to
have her there. And it wasn’t just for us but for Evlyn so she got to
come home.”
home because I didn’t know if it would feel right but it was so nice to
have her there. And it wasn’t just for us but for Evlyn so she got to
come home.”
When the infant was born on December 13,
2016 weighing 5lbs 5oz, she had an underdeveloped brain which was
completely smooth, narrow airways in her nose and lungs and a narrow
aorta. Despite battling against the odds for four weeks, she passed away
in her parents’ arms on January 10.
2016 weighing 5lbs 5oz, she had an underdeveloped brain which was
completely smooth, narrow airways in her nose and lungs and a narrow
aorta. Despite battling against the odds for four weeks, she passed away
in her parents’ arms on January 10.