When Trey Brown was born last week at a Windsor, Ont., hospital, his parents, Lisa Kampf and Grant Brown, had no idea a family they had never met would make their baby's birth so special.
The Mamo family lost their 14-year-old son Bryce on Feb. 22 last year to cancer, and they decided to keep his memory alive by giving a gift to the first son born on the first anniversary of Bryce's death. That boy turned out to be Trey Brown.
At first, the parents didn't accept the gift bag filled with baby outfits. They hadn't announced to anyone that Trey had been born, and they thought the gift was meant for someone else. They didn't recognize the name on the card, but the hospital nurse explained the gesture, and they were touched.
"It was definitely a conversation stopper," said Kampf. "It just put a whole lot more meaning into him arriving, and to know that the unfortunate thing of losing a son, but we're gaining one — hopefully, Bryce is watching over our son, and we're very thankful to have him."
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Baby gets gifts from grieving strangers
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