Mother and Sick Daughter Create Lasting Memories
By: KNWA News, Marci Manley
Updated: December 4, 2012
A family at Arkansas Children's Hospital, struggling with a disease their one-month-old baby will never recover from, spent a day- with the help of strangers- making memories that will last a lifetime.
This visit to Arkansas Children's Hospital is unlike any other Chrystal Turner will spend with her daughter.
Born with SMA, a rare genetic condition that's incurable, Briley Faith Turner has been, and will remain, hooked to a ventilator to keep her alive.
"Our Daughter's middle name is Faith. We didn't have any idea what that would meanto us when we chose that as her name."
At one-month-old, Briley's days are numbered. She'll never leave her hospital room, leading her father to think about the memories he wanted his wife and daughter to have here.
"I just started remembering the things Chrystal said she wanted to do with her daughter."
A stranger heard about his dream and made it reality; shopping, makeup and matching jewelry.
"I knew she was loved. I knew I was loved, but man, all this. As a mom of a daughter just knowing the memories I've ad the honor of making with my daughter, I just want to give that to another mom. It's one day in Briley's Life about more than breathing tubes and heart monitors.It's kind of a great day for her to set that stuff aside and just enjoy. Fitting memories for a lifetime into the moments they have on hand."
This visit to Arkansas Children's Hospital is unlike any other Chrystal Turner will spend with her daughter.
Born with SMA, a rare genetic condition that's incurable, Briley Faith Turner has been, and will remain, hooked to a ventilator to keep her alive.
"Our Daughter's middle name is Faith. We didn't have any idea what that would meanto us when we chose that as her name."
At one-month-old, Briley's days are numbered. She'll never leave her hospital room, leading her father to think about the memories he wanted his wife and daughter to have here.
"I just started remembering the things Chrystal said she wanted to do with her daughter."
A stranger heard about his dream and made it reality; shopping, makeup and matching jewelry.
"I knew she was loved. I knew I was loved, but man, all this. As a mom of a daughter just knowing the memories I've ad the honor of making with my daughter, I just want to give that to another mom. It's one day in Briley's Life about more than breathing tubes and heart monitors.It's kind of a great day for her to set that stuff aside and just enjoy. Fitting memories for a lifetime into the moments they have on hand."
