Hudson greets the world early

It is both with a grateful and terribly heavy and sad heart that I have to both THANK YOU for helping the Tran/Resurreccion family during this prolonged difficult time and to pass the news if you haven't yet heard that little Hudson has become an angel. We didn't have him on Earth for very long but he opened so many hearts while he was here. We will happily see him again some wonderful day.

Please continue your thoughts and prayers for this family as they struggle to accept the loss of this beautiful boy.

Thank you again for your financial support, as the reality of this prolonged Nicu stay will be something they are left to deal with for a very long time. I will leave this page open a while longer in case there is another generous supporter that would like to ease a little of their burden.

Memorial arrangements have yet to be made.

Melissa Simon

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Hello my name is Hudson and I'm only about six weeks old but I already have a story to tell.

My family, mom Cherry, dad Kevin and my big brothers Nathan (12) and Ethan ( 14 ), were really excited to hear I would be joining them.

Regretfully, mom and I started having problems early on. Mom is a hard worker but had to stop working and be admitted to the hospital when I was still growing in the oven, after about 26 weeks. Mom did everything just right and was undergoing frequent testing, checks and lots of medicines, but I decided to join the family at 30 weeks and 3 days instead of waiting 40 weeks. I was just so eager to meet everyone!

I weighed about a pound and a half when I arrived, and I have to be honest, it wasn't the start I was hoping for. Since I was so early my lungs aren't developed quite yet and a tube had to be put down my throat into my lungs for a machine to help me breathe, but I was cozy in an incubator in a neonatal intensive care unit with lots of loving and attentive doctors and nurses doing their very best to help me. Things were rough, but at least I was slowly progressing. I was even taken off the breathing machine and had a big oxygen tube with extra air to help me breathe through my nose and was looking like the most adorable little bean!

Well, I've had a setback with infection, and I'm sad to say I'm back with the breathing tube down my throat and on lots of medicines, even the rough stuff that helps keep my blood pressure stable. I was moved, incubator, ventilator and all to an even bigger NICU in a children's hospital. Now I get to meet even more neat people who have dedicated their lives to helping teeny tiny boys and girls like me get through day-to-day trials as we grow stronger.

But, back to mom and dad. They are both hard workers, but especially mom is affected as she hasn't been working for a long time due to bedrest as she tried to bake me in the oven longer, and now I'm going to take lots and lots of extra time and care. So her co-worker thought I might it might be a good idea if we reached out for help with this whole mess.

Even if you read this and can't help, we need something you can help with. Every one of you. Please, please spend time and prayer for me and my family, as we all really need strength, support and healing right now. Also, please share this link in your social media to spread the word so that other people can help and pray for our little family.