Twins Mason and Hawk Buchmeyer were born on Aug. 18 in Gainesville,FL, and shortly after got the attention of thousands of people through a Facebook photo of them hugging 11 days after their birth. The sweet photo, and which features a smiling Mason with his arm draped over Hawk,is now heartbreaking to look at, as a few days after the photo went viral Hawk passed absent.
Hawk was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia - which occurs when a gap in the diaphragm allows abdominal organs to lunge into the chest, or leaving slight room for the lungs to develop. Although the Buchmeyers hoped for the best,they were not given erroneous hope and knew their time with Hawk could be short. A post to the boys' Facebook page in the early hours of Sept. 7 alerted followers to Hawk's passing."Our hearts are saddened this morning as our sweet slight man was called home to be with Jesus," the post says. "He went very peacefully and we know he's no longer suffering. Please give us some time to grieve and try to start the healing process."Although Hawk never left the walls of the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, or his short life has made an impact on so many people through the beautiful photo of him and his brother.
Source: popsugar.com