Telford youngster Travis loses brave fight
Thursday 22nd December 2011, 10:59AM GMT.
A brave five-year-old boy who died after undergoing 13 heart operations including a transplant, fought to the end, his mother said today.
Travis Rogers, from Telford, died on December 15 after his family decided to turn off the artificial heart keeping him alive. His mother, Ann, today paid tribute to the ‘cheeky’ youngster, who had been in hospital since February.
And she described how they had brought Christmas Day forward to the day before he died to hold celebrations for Travis and his family at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where he was being treated.
Miss Rogers, of Castlecroft, Stirchley, said: “He was born with heart problems and had a pacemaker fitted when he was six months old. From then until November 2010 he was well.”
The Grange Park Primary School pupil, who died after developing a lung infection, had been born with his heart the wrong way round and had a transplant in August this year.
Miss Rogers, 45, said: “He was just so strong, he just kept bouncing back. He fought so much, he was unbelievable, he fought to the end.”
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Jeeez … when the rest of us are bickering about what are in the greater scheme of things, trivial points scoring matters, some families are going through real life shattering things like this.
Our thoughts are with Travis’s family and we just hope you can remain strong – all the best x
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God Bless little man
Thoughts with all the family
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so sorry for your loss he looks such a happy little boy may he rest in peace thoughts and big hugs are with the familyxxxxxxxxxx
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For all you moaners who feel so hard done by due to the recession.Take a good look at the happy face of this little boy who has known what hardship is all about ,and think how lucky you are to be celebrating christmas this year.God bless you little one,rest in peace.xxx
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I totally agree.
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I also agree. Nothing can compare to losing a child. God bless little Travis.
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Such a sad story, but an inspiration to those who think they have problems. What an amazing little chap. RIP Travis, and condolences to his amazing family.
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