Joshua Richard Broderick









Son of Jared and Heidi Broderick

We had 3 daughters aged 6,4, & 2. Our family was so excited to welcome our first baby boy as baby #4. But soon after the ultrasound at 20 weeks, we learned that because of a birth defect, our baby boy would have to live his whole life on a breathing machine, he did not have enough lung tissue to breathe on his own, ever.

Jared and I were devastated, we prayed as a couple and felt it was the best option to have our baby as soon as possible, as he would not feel any pain, and we knew he would quickly pass away soon after birth. We did not think it was fair to have him live his whole life attached to a machine. 

We delivered Joshua Richard Broderick at 21 weeks gestation on 11-20-2010. He was 1 lb 3 oz, 11.5 in long. He lived a precious 50 min, and we loved him all we could during that time. He quickly returned to his Heavenly home. 

One year later, we welcomed baby #5, a healthy baby girl. We named her Jocelyn Ruby. She has a similar name and shares his initials. She is now very tall at age 14 (6ft), and she used to love Ninja Turtles and some boy toys. We think that was Joshua helping us to have a taste of the little boy we did not get to keep. Jocelyn was a gift from him.

♡ If you have been the recipient of one of Joshua's blankets and would like to share a comment or picture with a blanket that has been donated in their name, please do!♡

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