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\"With the induction process, one of the doctors had to make clear that there could be some NICU time involved and that if the baby needed support of any kind, you'd have to go straight to the NICU and wouldn't be able to be with my husband,\" he said. \"So it was kind of a pretty big risk and I had to put a lot of faith in God that he was going to pull us through and make sure my baby was healthy and able to get to his daddy in time.\"

Now two weeks into being a mother of two and still grieving her husband, Haley Parke said life feels \"like a blur.\" A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family.

\"It doesn't really feel real yet,\" she said, describing \"complex emotions\" that happen \"sometimes within the same minute.\" \" The grief comes and goes, but it's also accompanied with the greatest joy of my new son and my oldest obviously too.\"

Haley Park said her newborn, baby Jb, is easygoing and calm, \"just like his dad,\" whom she hopes is remembered as \"the most selfless person.\"

\"My favorite part about him was he deeply respected our relationship and he loved me and our kids on a whole other level that most people don't experience in a lifetime,\" she said. \"He was so pure with all of his intentions and was just a very respectful and an honorable husband.\"

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