The Song – Warrior Son

Oh my warrior son, it’s only just begun
But you’re strong enough to make it
Yeah you’re strong enough to make it

Oh my warrior son, it’s only just begun
But you’re strong enough to make it
Help me be strong enough to make it through the dark

Love someone, watch them come undone
Struggle again, too much for me

Crumble down, the perfect dream is gone
What will the future hold, for our warrior

Oh my warrior son, It’s only just begun
But you’re strong enough to make it
Yeah you’re strong enough to make it

Oh my warrior son, don’t let this get you down
Oh you’re strong enough to make it
Give me strength enough to make it through the dark

Innocent, your blessed light is strong
Little do you know, that you are powerful

Though I pray for ease, I pray your strength increase
Oh this world is fierce, that’s the truth I fear
That’s the pain that I feel

Don’t forget about your history, don’t forget about your victory
When you’re good and grown, don’t forget about your history
Remember where you’ve come from, don’t forget about your victory
When the lights are gone, don’t forget about your history
And there’s no one left beside you, don’t forget about your victory
My Warrior son

It’s only just begun, but you’re strong enough to make it
Yeah you’re strong enough to make it

Oh my warrior son, don’t let this get you down
You’ll be strong enough to make it
You gave me strength enough to make it through the dark

The Story

Excited first-time mummy

We found out at 20 weeks our little boy had a cleft lip and palate and some other abnormal findings on his scan. My husband and I were heartbroken and terrified. It was our biggest journey we had faced.

Our perfect bubble was popped when the midwife told us

We cried not because your smile would be different, but because the doctors told us that something worse could be going on. We were sent from one hospital to another and scan after scan. We were then told not only did you have a cleft lip and palate, you had something wrong with your lung, and that this could affect your heart.

We were told that you might not make it or your life expectancy might be short

Scan after scan our boy proved them wrong, your lungs grew strong and so did you. We named you Finlay before you were born because you were and are our little warrior and proved everyone wrong. Today Finlay is 3, he has had two smiles that we have loved and kissed, his cleft smile was repaired at 5 weeks of age and we soon fell in love with his second and new forever smile. Finlay has other medical conditions but he is thriving, kind, loving and our light. – Anonymous

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