{"product_id":"9781911079026","title":"Dear Motik: Today You Died","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Monday 14th March, 2011, Andrew O’Mahony took his four and a half year old son, Motik, to West Middlesex Hospital A\u0026amp;E after what had seemed to be a bout of gastroenteritis worsened. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA little over two and a half hours later, Andrew and Yulia, Motik’s Mum, held their younger son’s hands as they heard the crushing words, “Time of death, 11.06.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMotik died as a result of a rare congenital condition called Diaphragmatic Eventration. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHis doctor later said, “If I lived for a thousand years I would not expect to encounter what happened to your son again”. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThat evening, Andrew sat down and began a letter to his dead son.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart love letter, part thank you letter, Dear Motik is also, as one reader commented, “a beautifully written meditation on the miracle and complexities of parenthood.” \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMotik was an extraordinary person, and if the letter allows his spirit to live on and help others, then it will have served as a fitting tribute to his memory.    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acorn Independent Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132076409072,"sku":"9781911079026","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911079026_p0.jpg?v=1763630199","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911079026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}