Introduction

On December 28, 2008, William Thomas Myers-Carlisle was born to me and my wife Sequita. All through her pregnancy there were no signs of complications, but on December 28th, 2008 at 6:45am, Lil Will entered the world at 6 pound 11 ounces, at first glance there was nothing wrong with him. I held him in my arms and we heard his first cry. Thirty minutes after Lil Will was born, the nurse noticed that he was not getting sufficient oxygen saturation, so he was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit. From there everything started going down hill. The doctor came back with an initial report that Lil Will had signs of Downs Syndrome, then some time later the doctor came back with news that he had Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, this is a condition that affects the blood flow and oxygen flow to the lungs. Then the report came that he had heart issues. On the right side of his heart he had a hole in his upper chamber and a hole in the lower chamber. A few days later his kidneys failed. At this point my wife and I are in shock and we were in for a ride of a lifetime.

I created his blog in conjunction with the blogspot we created to journal our experience together with Lil Will. That blogspot is located at http://www.lilwills.blogspot.com/. His mother maintain this blog most of the time. In this blog, my desire is to give men insight of this journal from a husband and father's point of view. My hope is this blog will touch the lives of men who have suffered the loss of their children or a loved one. My view will come from that of a hurting husband and father, but it will always end up in hope, faith and love.

I must note that I am a man of God and a son of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Not only will you get a view through my eyes of anxiety and fear, but you will also see how my Heavenly Father walked with my through each and every stage of this journey. Welcome to Lil' Will's dad journey as I share my heart and my faith. I hope that every man that reads these postings are blessed. Please feel free to post and ask questions or email. My email address is www.lilwillsdad@aol.com.