{"id":101454,"date":"2025-02-20T12:40:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T05:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cutiething.com\/?p=24024"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T05:40:29","slug":"a-9-year-old-boy-with-cancer-meets-baby-sister-before-he-des-whispers-10-words-that-break-parents-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/a-9-year-old-boy-with-cancer-meets-baby-sister-before-he-des-whispers-10-words-that-break-parents-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"A 9-Year-Old Boy with Cancer Meets Baby Sister Before He D!es: Whispers 10 Words that Break Parents&rsquo; Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>When a little boy with cancer was given \u201cdays or weeks\u201d to live, he asked to hold his newborn baby sister for the last time. Before he slipped away, he whispered 10 words about the tiny infant that his parents couldn\u2019t believe.\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-24031 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-cancer-meet.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1200\"' height='\"630\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>When Lee and Rachel Cooper, of Bristol, U.K., revealed to their sons that Rachel was pregnant with their baby sister, the family couldn\u2019t have been happier. However, their revelation was darkened as their 9-year-old son, Bailey, had just been told that he had relapsed from his cancer remission for the second time. Devastatingly, the prognosis this time was fatal.\n</p><p><em>\u201cAll he was concerned about was meeting his little sister. Bailey knew something wasn\u2019t right. He could feel it in himself,\u201d Bailey\u2019s dad, Lee Cooper, 31, told PEOPLE. <em>\u201cWe got told the news late August that he wasn\u2019t going to survive. We were told it was days to weeks. We were very open with him. He was taking it in \u2026 He was thinking, \u2018Oh no, I won\u2019t meet my sister.\u2019\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_24030\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-24030\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-24030 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-meet-5.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1794\"' height='\"1800\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-24030\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>When Lee and Rachel Cooper received the news that their 9-year-old son, Bailey (center), had relapsed from his cancer remission, they were devastated. | Credit: Cooper family\n<p>For the next several months, Bailey fought his non-Hodgkins lymphoma diagnosis, hoping to live long enough to meet his baby sister. The little boy was more excited than most children to have a little sibling, and he wanted to hold on just a little while longer.\n</p><p><em>\u201cHe was amazing. He was adamant on being around Rachel,\u201d Lee said. <em>\u201cHe\u2019d always be cuddling her, trying to listen to the baby in her tummy. He\u2019d sing to her. He was just anticipating meeting her. He\u2019d read stories while resting his head on her tummy. He\u2019d sing just so the baby would be familiar with his voice.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_24025\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-24025\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-24025 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-meet-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"720\"' height='\"960\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-24025\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Bailey was determined to live long enough to meet his baby sister, Millie, who was born just a few months later. | Credit: Cooper family\n<p>Incredibly, Bailey managed to hang on until his baby sister was due. He was adamant that he would see her at least once before he passed away. So, when baby Millie was born, the big brother was absolutely over the moon.\n</p><p><em>\u201cHe just managed to hang on, basically. How he did it, we don\u2019t know,\u201d Lee said of his son, adding that he was \u201csmitten\u201d with little Millie. <em>\u201cHe\u2019d come into the hospital, he sat down. He was getting quite frail, but he\u2019d come straight in as quick as he could, shuffling his feet. We had to pass Millie to him. He just sat in the chair with Millie in his arms and he wouldn\u2019t let her go.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_24027\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-24027\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-24027 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-meet-2.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1127\"' height='\"2000\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-24027\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Bailey pictured carrying little sister Millie for the last time | Credit: Cooper family\n<p>For the next few weeks, Bailey savored every moment with Millie. However, he finally grew too weak to hold her or even sing to her like he loved to do.\n</p><p><em>\u201cIt was amazing, but it was hard to see as well. He was completely smitten by her,\u201d Lee recalled. <em>\u201cThe short time he was with her, he would hold her every day. He\u2019d be by her side. He fed her. He bathed her. He changed her. He sang to her every day until he physically couldn\u2019t do it anymore.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_24026\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-24026\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-24026 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-meet-1.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"615\"' height='\"483\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-24026\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Bailey was determined to survive long enough to hold newborn sister Millie in his arms | Credit: Cooper family \/\n<p>Knowing that he would soon d.ie, Bailey comforted his family. Before he became unresponsive, he uttered 10 words that his family will never forget, they told The Bristol Post.\n</p><blockquote><p>Speaking about his new baby sister, he said, <strong>\u201cI want to stay, but it\u2019s my time to go.\u201d He then explained that he had to move on <strong>\u201cto become her guardian angel.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_24029\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-24029\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-24029 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-meet-4.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"620\"' height='\"826\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-24029\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Bailey picked out Christmas presents before his death &ndash; but his family noticed they were best suited to his little brother RileyCredit: Cooper family\n<p>Over the next two days, Bailey grew sicker. Along with Millie and 7-year-old brother Riley, Rachel and Lee remained at his side as his breathing became increasingly shallow and irregular.\n</p><p><em>\u201cMyself and Rachel sat by his bedside and we both knew it was time for him to go,\u201d Lee said. <em>\u201cWe whispered in his ear, \u2018It\u2019s OK; we love you very much. You need to stop now. It\u2019s time for you to go.\u2019 At that moment, he took his last breath and shed one tear.\u201d\n<figure id='\"attachment_24028\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-24028\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"size-full' wp-image-24028 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/9yearold-boy-meet-3.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1500\"' height='\"2000\"' title='\"\"'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-24028\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>Rachel and Lee Cooper have made sure that Millie knows her big brother Bailey through pictures and videos of him. | Credit: Cooper family\n<p>With Bailey\u2019s passing, an unfillable hole was left in the Cooper family. However, baby Millie has brought much peace and joy to help them overcome their grief, and they\u2019ve made sure she knows who her big brother is through pictures and videos of him.\n</p><p>In his short lifetime, Bailey brought so much happiness to his family. Even though he\u2019s gone, his legacy of love for them continues to live on.\n</p><p>Source: people.com; taphaps.com\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>When a little boy with cancer was given \u201cdays or weeks\u201d to live, he asked to hold his newborn baby sister for the last time. Before he slipped away, he whispered 10 words about the tiny infant that his parents couldn\u2019t believe. 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