may the martyrs receive you at your coming
and lead you to the holy city
of Jerusalem.
May a choir of angels receive you,
and with Lazarus,
who once was poor,
may you have eternal rest.
Posted on 10/02/2010 11:17:51 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town
Douglas Charles Roth died at The Cleveland Clinic Main Campus 11:10pm Friday October 1, 2010. He was surrounded by his Aunts and Uncles, Grandpa and Grandma and his Parents Catherine and James Roth. He was two years and one month old.
Wednesday he vomited his second feeding and was very lethargic. We took him into the pediatrician on Wednesday at 4:40 pm and he had good vital signs but a mild fever of 100deg. The doctor and I decided that it would be best to have him at the Clinic and Cathy and I took him in to the Main Campus at 7pm.
He was placed in the Pediatric Unit and they where finally able to get a line in him after several dozen attempts at finding a vein. He was hydrated and seemed to be doing fine. Sometime early Thursday morning he developed a rapid heart beat and a poor heart rhythm. He was transferred to the PICU and they administered drugs but where unable to control his heart. He crashed around 3pm Thursday during a procedure to put in a groin line to have better access for drugs and fluids. The doctors did CPR compressions on him for around an hour and where left no choice but to put him on an ECMO Heart Bypass machine.
They where able to stabilize him, but his heart would not respond to the drugs and remained in a bad rhythm. They attempted to fix the problem with a catheterization but where unsuccessful.
His little body couldn't continue to fight. We kept him on the Heart Lung machine long enough for all his aunts and uncles to come and see him one last time. After his Uncle Peter arrived from Pittsburgh and saw him we waited another 30 minutes and Cathy and I held him as they turned off the life support machines. He passed very peacefully.
We are very appreciative to everyone for all the love and support that we received during Doug's short life. He was the light of our lives and the best thing that ever happened to us. He made us better parents, better friends, better siblings, better spouses and better people. He will be truly missed every day of our lives and our love for him will never fade.
Douglas touched many people in his short life. Everyone that met him fell in love with him and he will be missed by all who knew him.
Thank you,
Jim & Cathy Roth
Prayers for you and your family at this most difficult time. But, try to draw strength from the fact, that the little Soul you knew as Douglas was so precious to our Father, and had so much light that Douglas didn’t have to stay on this Earth, didn’t have to see and hear and know the things that we have had too.
It doesn’t help your pain, and the loss you feel right now, but I do mean this from my heart.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with thee;
Blessed art thou among women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
He’s with the angels in heaven....
Very sorry for your loss.
Jim & Cathy,
What a precious little boy. By his smile I can see why you called him Super Doug. As you have nurtured him on Earth, I know he is in Jesus’ loving and healing arms right now. May our prayers, the prayers and love you are surrounded by right now lead you and your family as you struggle with memories and grief into His presence with His peace that passes ALL human understanding. God Bless!
Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful.
There is a room where all of us who have lost a child can go to cry. It's very simply called the Crying Room. Sometimes we go with one another, sometimes we go alone. It's a very special room and it's located in our Heavenly Father's heart. I am going there now to cry for your son Doug and my son Cliff. The Father will hold me for awhile, then I will be OK. You're welcome to come anytime.
May the Lord console and strengthen you.
PRAYER REQUEST FOR DEATH OF A CHILD IN AN EXTENDED FREEPER FAMILY.
Douglas is our youngest son and had a very rare genetic disorder called CHARGE Syndrome. He was the sweetest little boy and the absolute joy of our lives. In lieu of flowers Cathy and I would request that donaations be made in the memory of Douglas Roth to:
CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc. 141 Middle Neck Rd. Sands Point, NY 11050
Or go to Doug’s Charge it for CHARGE homepage: http://thirdannualcifc.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=434831&lis=0&kntae434831=EB2B72DC748741C39B1D814FE4E28ABD&supId=261516566
For more information on CHARGE Syndrome please visit:
http://www.chargesyndrome.org/
There’s also another unspoken request in the extended family.
May God be very present with all those involved.
Thanks for the request.
May God grant your family peace and comfort until that day when you see Douglas once again.
PRAYER REQUEST FOR DEATH OF A CHILD IN AN EXTENDED FREEPER FAMILY.
Douglas is our youngest son and had a very rare genetic disorder called CHARGE Syndrome. He was the sweetest little boy and the absolute joy of our lives. In lieu of flowers Cathy and I would request that donaations be made in the memory of Douglas Roth to:
CHARGE Syndrome Foundation, Inc. 141 Middle Neck Rd. Sands Point, NY 11050
Or go to Doug’s Charge it for CHARGE homepage: http://thirdannualcifc.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=434831&lis=0&kntae434831=EB2B72DC748741C39B1D814FE4E28ABD&supId=261516566
For more information on CHARGE Syndrome please visit:
http://www.chargesyndrome.org/
There’s also another unspoken request in the extended family.
Here’s another Prayer Request that touches a FREEPER on one of my lists:
Per conversation today with my [relative], K’s lung growth has increased in size but still not ready to bioposy, one doctor also noticed a possibly growth or shadow in [another one of his more challenging to treat internal organs].
K goes to the doctor in the next two weeks, and after that date he will make an appointment with a specialist to look again at the [the challenging internal organ] and possibly take a bioposy. (K does not know about this!)
Please pass on to the prayer list.
So very sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers and thoughts are with you now. May little Douglas rest in eternal peace.
God bless you and yours. We ask for His strength to be extended to you in this most difficult of times.
i’m so very sorry. prayers up
oh Jim, how terribly heartbreaking for your family.
In God’s arms for sure but I KNOW you miss having him in yours.
Prayers and good thoughts from Northfield area as you go through the process of saying good bye in formal services & sorting things out.
My deepest sympathies to you and your family. SuperDoug was Supercute. As a parent of two small boys, it is hard for me to fathom what this is like for you, or to know what to say. I cried as I read your blog, I am sure he will be missed.
Prayers sent up. I am very sorry for your loss.
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