99 Balloons

Eliot was born with an undeveloped lung, a heart with a hole in it and DNA that placed faulty information into each and every cell…

Ginny and Matt Mooney learned before birth that their son Eliot would be born with a rare genetic syndrome called Trisomy 18. Doctors told them that if their son lived through childbirth, he would probably not survive more than a few weeks. They decided to document and celebrate their son’s short life.

Eliot lived 99 days; at his funeral, friends and family released one balloon for each day he lived.

It has been two years since Eliot’s death. The Mooneys are now blessed with their 8 month old daughter, Hazel. They say they cherish the time they spent with their son, and that his life has changed them for the better.

More info on Trisomy 18 at the Trisomy 18 Foundation. http://www.trisomy18.org/site/PageServer