For our beautiful angel boy Silas Lennell Rosario

Where do we even begin… Here’s a little story about our baby boy, Silas …

For those who don’t know, on the 6th of February 2023, at 33 weeks pregnant our two perfect, healthy twin boys naturally decided they were ready to make an appearance.

Tragically due to complications during an insanely traumatic birth Saint was finally born via an emergency c-section being deprived of oxygen for a few minutes, and, although starting to come out first, Silas came out second via a natural delivery but had been significantly starved of oxygen for almost an hour and suffered irreversibly.

Silas was very quickly diagnosed with severe brain damage - HIE Grade 3 (Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy) - the most severe level. There is no cure for HIE.

There is an 80% chance children with severe HIE will have profound disabilities, if they survive.

Silas required up to 5 litres of oxygen at all times to survive.

Silas required a non-invasive vent to sleep on at night to survive.

Silas was unable to swallow so had to be suctioned every 15 minutes to survive.

Unable to swallow, Silas was peg fed to survive.

Silas was registered blind and registered deaf.

Silas was non verbal and unable to cry.

Silas was unable to stand or sit unaided.

Silas required 24 hour, one-on-one care to survive.

From the day he was born, Silas endured so many challenges – and so did we. He, and the whole family, spent too much of his short life with stays in and out of hospital over 27 long months. Often involving all of us moving into hospitals for weeks and sometimes months at a time. To ensure he received the highest quality of care he deserved.

Mum and I devoted our lives to caring for him, both at home and in the hospital and making his life the best life possible.

We would have done anything to keep him here with us forever.

And so, it is with the most profound sadness and heartache that I have to write that on the 30th of May 2025, our world came completely crashing down around us.

Silas had a serious emergency, without going into too much detail, heartbreakingly, Silas tragically and completely unexpectedly passed away.

Despite our best efforts, and medical staff, he couldn’t be brought back.

Although being only given the smallest chance at life, Silas fought so hard for every second of it and he really lived the very best life with us. We would have given him the world and moved mountains for him.

We are asking for any help you can give to ensure that our beautiful angel gets the send-off he deserves.

Please share our story, and if you are able to donate – no matter how small – we are truly grateful.

We miss you so much Silas.

You were the most beautiful, gentle, and strongest boy in the world. Although you had complex needs and might not have lived a “normal” life, you would have lived the best life — because we would have made sure of it.

I know the days, weeks, months, and years you spent with us was most definitely the best life possible. Because for us, those two years were without a doubt the best days of mine and your mum’s lives.

Having you with us — after everything you went through — made us the most blessed parents in the universe. Our lives have come to a standstill without you here, without you keeping us busy, smiling, and grounded.

We promise to give your brother, Saint, twice the love, twice the hugs, and twice the life — because we know he’ll still feel you more than most. You were twin boys, connected by something deeper than words.

I love you the most, my amazing boy. You’ll be missed every single day by your brother, your sister, your mummy, and your daddy and many many more — forever.

We can’t even begin to come to terms with losing you and I don’t think we ever will. I can never say goodbye – so I really hope to see you again soon. Until we meet again, our angel.

Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts x