"Choosing Thomas: A Family's Journey with Infant Death"



Photo Title

"Choosing Thomas: A Family's Journey with Infant Death"

Photographer/Creator

Sonya N. Hebert

Collection

Publisher

The Dallas Morning News

Caption/Description

Thomas went home on hospice 53 hours after his birth. Deidrea and T.K. Laux gather with friends and family at their home in Carrollton, Tx. to pray over Thomas on the fifth day of his life. The color of Thomas' fingernails gradually became more and more blue indicating respiratory and heart failure. T.K. and Deidrea had oxygen and pain medication on hand to help manage Thomas pain.

Citation

Sonya N. Hebert, " "Choosing Thomas: A Family's Journey with Infant Death"," in POYi Archive, Item #43502, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/43502 (accessed June 9, 2025).

Date Added

04.26.2011