The past few months have been somewhat trying, several things in my life have been put on hold, especially my recording project, but all for a great reason!
After believing it would not happen biologically, God blessed me to become a father.
The road was not easy, because my wife made great sacrifice and experienced great difficulty from the very beginning of the pregnancy.
A medical condition she's dealt with for several years and carrying twins made her a very high risk pregnancy.
She spent several weeks hospitalized on bed rest early on in the pregnancy, and ultimately delivered by emergency C-Section at 25 weeks gestation.
The result was two beautiful sons who were born at 1lb 11 oz and 1 lb 10 oz respectively. Edward Burkley II and Elijah Braxton spent several months in the NICU of Columbia New York Presbyterian's Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in Manhattan.
They experienced breathing via respirator and CPAP oxygen assistance, multiple blood transfusions, ultraviolet light therapy, NG tube feeding, antibiotic therapy and a myriad of other medical treatments. While Edward fared quite well through it all, Elijah sufferred a grade IV Intraventricular Hemmorage, which has caused him to be diagnosed with hydrocephalus. He has has one cardiovascular surgery(PDA ligation) and four neuro(brain) surgeries resulting in the insertion and removal of a sub-galeal shunt, and presently two VP shunts, one on each side of his brain. He has been resiliant through it all and both are thriving by the wonderful grace of The Lord!
While I was fortunate to make great progress in the studio with Producers Steven Williams and Tarrence Farrell in Levite Music Group Studios, New York and Producers Eric"Booty"Greene Jr and Irv Washington of Endtyme Studios, Philadelphia and Producer Cecil"Phil" Phillips Jr, Oakland, I still have to complete final production, mixing and mastering of the project at Tate Music Group Studios. Pray my strength in the Lord.
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