| Location | Edgware |
| Age | 1 year, 8 months |
| Cause of Death | Not Listed? |
| Date of Birth | 29/06/2006 |
| Date of Death | 29/02/2008 |
| Visitors | 3,142 since 02/05/2008 |
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YOU WAS THE LIGHT IN OUR LIFE'S NOW YOUR LIGHT IS IN THE SKY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Robert christopher sampson was born on the 29th of june 2006 , by emergancy c section at 10:46pm
and weighed 1.42kg, he was 11 weeks and 1 day early and hadn't been due until 15th september.
He was doing ok to start with and his problems began in the early hours of saturday morning, when
his lung collapsed and instead of cpap which he had been on already, he had to be ventilated and
that is where it all started to go wrong ,for starters they struggled to reinflate his lung and was
on high pressures and 94% oxygen, and his chances didnt look that good , infact the doctors told us
he could go at any time, but they didnt know how strong his will to live was, and despite everything
happening to him which by the monday included a grade 4 ivh, (the worst grade a brain bleed can be)
and also bleeding into his lungs he clung desperatly to stay with us he sure amazed the doctors who
called him a true miricle as they had never seen a baby survive against those odds before (less then
5%).
As if that wasnt bad enough he went on to develop septicimia, as well as hydrocephulus,(water on the
brain).
On many occasions we was told by the doctors that his brain was very badly damaged and he would be
very very disabled even if he managed to survive, which they was doubtful that he would, they told
us that all we was doing was prolonging the inevitable and it would be kinder to turn of his life
support and let him slip away, well im sorry if he had already got through so much and was still
hanging in then it wasnt for me to take that away from him. The way i looked at it was when he could
take no more and had had enough then no matter what machines he was on, he would let
well by the time bobby was six weeks and still with us, (although most
days he needed to be bagged at least 5 or 6 times a day,) this was down to the growing pressure on
his brain which by this point had gone from 27cms at birth to a massive 39cms, and this was despite
having his head tapped daily to stop it growing further.
Doctors had to face facts bobby wanted to live, and
at this point they finally started to pursue great ormond street fitting a shunt.
I was told the reason it was left so long was because he had had such a massive bleed that a shunt
would have blocked if it had been done sooner, but i believe that they didnt expect him to still be
around by this point, and he wouldnt have been if id let them have their way,anyway on the 14th
august bobby had his first shunt fitted, and there was a noticable differance straight away not just
the size of his head but his heartrate bp sats all looked a lot better.
For the first time since his problems began he didnt need regular bagging, he was still ventilated,
but doing so much better, our brave little soldier sure showed them doubters, anyway to cut a long
story short (as id be here for the next fortnight writing this) .
Because he was ventilated for so long and needed the tube changed quite a bit he sustained severe
scarring to his windpipe which meant every time they tried to get him of the vent, his windpipe
would swell so badly hed stop breathing and need venting again,so from august until mid october he
went through several attempts to reconstruct and widen his damaged windpipe/larnyx, and hed be ok
for a few days, then it would all start again. That was until bobby made them do something a bit
more permanant, how you might ask well bobby decided to give up his fight, and by this i mean his
heart stopped, not just his usual apneas which we'd grown used to, well after what seemed like ages
they finally got him back, and decided that unless he had a tracky this could keep happening, and
despite it scaring the hell out of us, we had to give him a chance, after all hed been through.
Bobby was a true soldier and i know that he tried so hard to stay with us, in the end before he
gained his wings hed gone through 17 operations, and only made it home for 5 short weeks, in his 20
months, he was so strong and fought so very hard against constant obstacles that kept getting in his
way, he proved all the docs wrong and went on to drink from bottles and have solids and boy did he
love his dummy.
Even right at the very end and drugged up to his eyeballs on a cocktail of drugs that would have put
an adult into the land of nod, just so you understand how strong his will to live was, bobby was on
subcut morphine and midaz, and he was on huge doses were he'd built up such a tolerance, on top of
that he had methadone and ketemine aswell as haloperidal, basically flying, but as soon as his dummy
fell out hed go mental until you put it back in for him.
He had everyone me doctors nurses wrapped round hs finger, that is what i believe made him hang on
for so long all the love, and kisses and cuddles he got from everyone, the nurses would fight over
who was looking after him, id pop 4 a shower and they would steal him for cuddles, bobby going had
such a huge impact on so many lives, he broke so many hearts, but i know his poor tired body had had
enough, he'd put up such a fight and done his mummy and daddy proud. We couldnt have asked him to go
on any longer he was in so much pain and had wasted away to a tiny 8lbs 7 oz when he left us, the
images of his poor little body will haunt me for the rest of my life, but he was and will always be
my very own little superhero, its in his name you see Bravest Of Babies BOB.
xxxxxxxxxxR.I.P. Bravest Of Babies xxxxxxxxxx
In loving memory of a very special son, far too special for earth,bobby we are so grateful for the
20 months you gave us.
we wish it had been a lot longer but you did us proud! thankyou son, you will never ever be
replaced, you really was one in a million, and we all miss you so much, we are just pleased you are
no longer in pain, until we meet again baby sweet dreams baby love always mummy and daddy xxxxx
sammie and luke,your brother and sister miss you so much too, nanny and grandad miss seeing you to,
babe infact everyone who met you misses you as you were 1 VERY special little soldier xxxxx
mummys special angel xxx
im so so sorry baby for all that you have had to see from up there, it cant be very nice to see your family fall apart, it sure dont feel very good from here, and i am so so sorry but i dont know how to stop it any other way, this is one thing i just cant get over if i could then i would, so bobby just incase i cant join you i want you to know just how very special you are to me, you was my special little soldier so so brave., and im sorry for letting you down, so bobby boy until we meet again mummy loves you so much, sweet dreams and goodnite xxxxxx
sorry bobby xxxx
sorry i havnt been on 4 a while again bobby, just had so much to deal with, but youve been in my thoughts always, the 29th marked you being in heaven 4 11 months and jakey a year, there has been 1 bit of good news this week though angel josh's mummy is pregnant now aswell so she and hiren are overjoyed, you and josh keep these little ones safe bobby, missing you as always, xxxx. And thankyou 4 keeping your brother and sister safe and bringing them home. poor lukey doesnt know whats going on all he knows is his brother and sister are no longer here and he misses them, wish you was here 4 him 2 play with, love you bobby xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
need you to do something bobby xxx
bobby i need you to do something really important, your brother and sister have gone missing and i need you to look after them, because now matter how angry me and daddy are we just want them home safe so please bobby guide them safely back to us,losing you was to much to bare but to lose them aswell would finish us so please please baby keep them safe and bring them home, xxxxxxxxxxxxxx loving and missing you always
Little Robret and family Iam so sorry I havnt been on but I havnt got internet at the moment so can only get on when Iam at my mums. Just want you to know I havnt forgot u and never will. Thank you for keeping Baileys candles burning bright. All my love Chantal xxx
hey bobby, miss u lots little man xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx lots of love, hugs & kisses from sam-sam, charlie, paul, lukie, andy n mummys bump xxxxxxx
----HAPPY NEW YEAR
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When tomorrow starts without me
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today
While thinking of the many things
We didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you.
And each time that you think of me
I know you'll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And took me by the hand.
If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
Our memories build a special bridge
When loved ones have to part.
To help us feel we're with them still
And soothe a grieving heart.
Our memories span the years we shared,
Preserving ties that bind.
They build a special bridge of love
And bring us peace of mind.
As New Year approaches
It seems harder this time of year
We miss you so much more
The only thing that gets us through
Are the memories of before
So here's a card just for you
To show how much we care
I know your waiting with the angels
One day I'll see you there.
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
I would like to thank everyone for all the candles, tributes gifts and kind words they have left on Christopher’s website I appreciate every single one.
I would also like to wish you all A Happy New Year & my best wishes for 2009.
Angela X
New Years Day
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When tomorrow starts without me
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today
While thinking of the many things
We didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you.
And each time that you think of me
I know you'll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And took me by the hand.
Thank you for all your support through 2008.
Thinking of you
Love Laura
missing you bobby xxx
im feeling really tired and low at the moment bobby every1 seems to think bcause im pregnant that i can just forget you, but i wont ever forget you and i still miss you like crazy if i could still have you here you know i would xxxxx missing you and sending you lots of love and kisses to heaven make sure you catch them bobby xxx
happy xmas bobby xxxxx
hi baby thankyou so much for my christmas present make sure you keep them safe for me, couldnt face another loss, hope you like your pressies, i see your girlfriends came up to visit you, i bet that made you smile and made you happy! you cheeky little bugger mummy will be up again in the morning to wish you a happy christmas up there in heaven with the angels, see you 2morrow baby xxxxxxxxx
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*♥* Thinking of you at Christmas*♥*
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Thank you for all your support.. Thinking of you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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