This Boy Collected Twelve Teddy Bears In Total What He Did To Them Made Many People Moved To Tears
This Boy Collected Twelve Teddy Bears In Total What He Did To Them Made Many People Moved To Tears
A young school boy named Owen asked his mother if she could put out an appeal through Facebook page asking for teddies to place on the graves.
A young school boy named Owen asked his mother if she could put out an appeal through Facebook page asking for teddies to place on the graves.
Owen collected 12 teddies in total and wrapped them in freezer bags so that it can be protected from the wet weather.
Many were moved to tears by his warm-hearted action. More than 2,000 people have posted comments and praise his handiwork in social media.
Mum Mary said: "I'm bursting with pride."
Owen was with his mother when she visited the grave of her sister Denise who is buried close to the row of 12 children's graves in a quiet corner of the cemetery.
All those little angels have died a year after they were born while some lived for only weeks.
"Owen said he'd like to give them all teddy bears for Christmas. We asked people on Facebook and a dog rescue lady gave us six. When we'd got enough, he put them in freezer bags so they wouldn't get wet, with a little tag on each one. I never expected it would cause such a reaction."
She said Owen, who attends Sherbrook Primary, Cannock, for children with learning difficulties, wrote out all the gift labels himself.
"I didn't realize what people were saying on Facebook until my sister said 'Have you seen this?'
"I'd like to thank everyone for all the nice things they've said about my son. He'd been asking his dad about what a saint was, and whether this meant he was a saint now. All I know is he's a lovely little boy who always puts others first."
One of those touched by his gesture was Emma Machell, whose daughter Lacey is buried in one of the plots.
She said: "I started crying when I saw it. I couldn't believe that a little boy, a complete stranger, had taken time out of his Christmas to think not only of my little girl but all the other babies that can't be with us. It was such a kind and thoughtful thing to do."
The 29-year-old, of Heath Gap Road, Cannock, lost her daughter, one of the identical twins, on October 26, two years ago after she was born three months prematurely, weighing 2lb 4oz. She lived for just five weeks. Her sister Layla, who weighed 2lb 2oz, survived.
The mother-of-three, who also has a 10-month-old son, visited the cemetery on Boxing Day. She said she was so overwhelmed, she posted a picture of the grave, taken by her partner Simon, and posted it on her Facebook page, asking whether anyone knew how she could contact Owen.
It wasn't until she put the appeal on the Burntwood Mums web page that she got a response. She has now arranged to meet Owen.
