MINUTES OLD: Hospital staff from Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, care for Lee Crump Jr. moments after he was born on Dec. 13, 2005. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
RING OF HOPE: A tiny ring was placed on the finger of Lee Crump Jr. after he was born. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
REUNION: Leah, left, was doing so well hours after being born that her nurse said she could briefly leave intensive care to join her brother and mother. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
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HOLDING VIGIL: Jonathan Price rests his head on his mother, Danielle Hayworth, as she holds her infant son, Lee Crump Jr. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
LENDING A HAND: The tiny hand of Lee Crump Jr. is held by a member of the Wesley Medical Center staff. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
LEE’S LAST DAY: A nurse at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, confirms Lees death as his parents hold each other. His breathing grew ragged, his skin cold, and he died at 11:19 a.m. Dec. 15. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
DAD SAYS GOODBYE: Lee Crump kisses his son goodbye following a memorial service. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
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LETTING GO: Danielle Hayworth sits with her son after his funeral in Wichita. Lee lay in a Moses basket with a stuffed bunny at his feet. Wrapped in a white satin blanket embroidered with angel wings, he wore a bib that said Daddys Boy. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
I DONT EVER WANT TO FORGET HIM: Danielle Hayworth and Lee Crump Sr. look at a photo album celebrating the short life of their son. It helps [hospice patients] to know that they did everything they could to enjoy that baby, said Choices nurse Tammy Schafer, who assembled the album. (Craig Hacker / For The Times)
