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panzerkw
22 Feb 2004, 2:17pm
WARNING...this article, and the websites that it links to, maybe be particularly distrubing to some folks...this is not a joke, you have been warned...

Article on Wired News (http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49308,00.html)

"At first glance, the newborn appears to be sleeping. He lies tummy-down on a white blanket, legs tucked under a bulky diaper, eyes shut and mouth agape. A pair of teddy bears stand sentry over his small body.

But a closer look at the photograph reveals the horrible truth: The baby is dead, his skin discolored by imminent decay....

...Her site, which is representative of the virtual memorials, features photographs, the story of what went wrong and poems and letters dedicated to the infant whom she says was "perfect in every way except he had no heart beat."

...The Taylors spent eight hours with Jeremy, snapping dozens of the shots of their son in different poses and making plaster molds of his face, hands and feet, before reluctantly turning him over to the funeral home."

LawnMM
22 Feb 2004, 3:07pm
Thats sad, my parents lost their 2nd child shortly after birth, I can't imagine what a monumental shock and disappointment that must be for a couple to lose their child after waiting so long to get a look at 'em.