Jen and Andrews Very Sad Ending
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I am a close friend of Jen and Andrews and helping to raise money to pay for the funeral for the devastating loss of thier baby boy at 39weeks. Thier whole story is below. Xx
Jen and Andrew Pritchard moved to Sydney to start a fresh life here from Newport, South Wales 3 years ago. Andrew was lucky enough to get a job which started their new life together, shortly after Jen was able to get an office job, and they got married.
Sounds so perfect so far doesn't it.
After many attempts at falling pregnant Jen had 10+ miscarriages, which is devastating in Itself, then Jen and Andrew were lucky enough to fall again, this time making it passed 12 week and announcing their exciting news to all family and friends.
But it wasn't all good news, Jen has a rare genetic disorder in the family called SPG9 which is a gene mutation that through pregnancy shows itself by causing muscle weakness which has left Jen needing a wheel chair to get about over distance or a walking frame for around the house, unable to open packets, bottles and even unable to press a deodorant bottle it's been hard for her to pick up and use knife and fork etc, which is hereditary and only 2 families in the entire world suffer from this (both Jens sister and mum have also had this)
SPG is spastic paraplegia, we are still uncertain as to how she will recover if strength is to return to normal. She has never had any problems before being pregnant.
Jen has to spent a lot of time in hospital for test, injections, feeding, and steroids (3 months in total) and has spent the last 8 weeks in westmead hospital and 13 weeks all up between Campbelltown, camden, Liverpool and westmead hospital. So much time that she sadly lost her job due to having so many appointments in the early days of her pregnancy.
So after this Andrew was now also taking time off to take Jen to a from hospital appointments.
During the last 2 months of Jens pregnancy she was completely hospitalized.
On the night of Thursday 14th of January, with only 1 week remaining of the pregnancy with so much excitement to meet their beautiful little boy, house all set up, everything purchased and ready, Jen and Andrew sadly lost thier beautiful baby boy, with not even getting to tell him while he was alive how much love they have for him and how hard they had tried for him and how much of a beautiful miracle he was. Instead they are planning his funeral and have to go home to a house ready for a baby.
All of this while grieving immensely and with only one income.
Both Jen and Andrew are completely devastated and lost their world as what they thought it would be, and no words will heal their pain, however the extra worry of financials doesn't need to be added to their pain. Any donations to help this beautiful couple during this time would be greatly appreciated.
Xx
Jen and Andrew Pritchard moved to Sydney to start a fresh life here from Newport, South Wales 3 years ago. Andrew was lucky enough to get a job which started their new life together, shortly after Jen was able to get an office job, and they got married.
Sounds so perfect so far doesn't it.
After many attempts at falling pregnant Jen had 10+ miscarriages, which is devastating in Itself, then Jen and Andrew were lucky enough to fall again, this time making it passed 12 week and announcing their exciting news to all family and friends.
But it wasn't all good news, Jen has a rare genetic disorder in the family called SPG9 which is a gene mutation that through pregnancy shows itself by causing muscle weakness which has left Jen needing a wheel chair to get about over distance or a walking frame for around the house, unable to open packets, bottles and even unable to press a deodorant bottle it's been hard for her to pick up and use knife and fork etc, which is hereditary and only 2 families in the entire world suffer from this (both Jens sister and mum have also had this)
SPG is spastic paraplegia, we are still uncertain as to how she will recover if strength is to return to normal. She has never had any problems before being pregnant.
Jen has to spent a lot of time in hospital for test, injections, feeding, and steroids (3 months in total) and has spent the last 8 weeks in westmead hospital and 13 weeks all up between Campbelltown, camden, Liverpool and westmead hospital. So much time that she sadly lost her job due to having so many appointments in the early days of her pregnancy.
So after this Andrew was now also taking time off to take Jen to a from hospital appointments.
During the last 2 months of Jens pregnancy she was completely hospitalized.
On the night of Thursday 14th of January, with only 1 week remaining of the pregnancy with so much excitement to meet their beautiful little boy, house all set up, everything purchased and ready, Jen and Andrew sadly lost thier beautiful baby boy, with not even getting to tell him while he was alive how much love they have for him and how hard they had tried for him and how much of a beautiful miracle he was. Instead they are planning his funeral and have to go home to a house ready for a baby.
All of this while grieving immensely and with only one income.
Both Jen and Andrew are completely devastated and lost their world as what they thought it would be, and no words will heal their pain, however the extra worry of financials doesn't need to be added to their pain. Any donations to help this beautiful couple during this time would be greatly appreciated.
Xx
Organizer
Danyelle Connell
Organizer
Douglas Park, NSW