This Family Said Goodbye To Their Son In The Most Heartbreaking Way

One of the worst things that parents have to face is the possibility of losing their children.

For Idaho residents Jason and Kami Chapa, this was a reality that they were forced to deal with much too soon. When they had their baby boy, Hayden, they knew their time with him would be fleeting because he was born with a condition called microcephaly.

Microcephaly caused his brain to be underdeveloped, resulting in a smaller head, intellectual disability, poor motor function, and seizures.

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Doctors told Hayden’s parents that he likely wouldn’t live past the age of 10, but that didn’t stop them from giving their baby the fullest, most fulfilling life they could.