Heartbreak has struck the 49ers household once more with the information that the new child son of left sort out Trent Williams died on Nov. 24.
Sondra Williams, the spouse of the 49ers’ sort out, stated in an Instagram publish the newborn had been recognized with Trisomy 13 — a uncommon genetic situation — and {that a} twin daughter had been misplaced earlier within the being pregnant.
“My Forever Angel, Trenton O’Brien Williams Jr. It’s been extraordinarily arduous making an attempt to course of the saddest Hello and Goodbye that I’ve ever needed to endure,” Sondra Williams wrote. “My first born and solely son, I’ve at all times wished you. But God wished and wanted you extra . . . I’m at peace figuring out you’ll by no means need to undergo. Although I’ll by no means hear your smooth coos and cries or see these lovely little eyes staring up at me, I’m grateful to God for the time I shared with you.”
Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the painful information Monday on a convention name with reporters, saying Trent Williams “was on the hospital together with her and bought to satisfy him and say bye. Then he needed to cremate him on Friday. He’s been coping with it and dealing by means of it. We’re all simply making an attempt to be right here for him by means of all of it.”
The time of dying, in accordance with Sondra Williams, was at 11:38 p.m. on Nov. 24 — 5 weeks earlier than the due date. Trent Williams didn’t journey that day for the 49ers’ recreation towards the Green Bay Packers and was scratched from the lineup after being listed as questionable to play throughout the week.
Williams was on the membership facility final week however didn’t journey to the 49ers’ 35-10 street loss to the Buffalo Bills and was listed as out with an ankle damage. He has been on the damage report with the ankle concern since their Week 10 win over Tampa Bay.
It is the second tragedy to hit a 49ers participant in lower than a month. The daughter of Charvarius “Mooney” Ward handed away at 23 months on Oct. 28. Amani Joy Ward, born with Down syndrome, had handled well being points together with coronary heart surgical procedure.
Ward performed for the primary time since his daughter’s dying towards Buffalo.
Shanahan addressed the problem of coping with real-life tragedy however believes a soccer workforce can present some reduction.
“It’s arduous as a coach, it’s arduous as a pal, it’s arduous as a member of the family, it’s arduous for everyone,” Shanahan stated. “But we spend lots of time collectively and that’s what’s cool a couple of soccer workforce. Whatever you undergo, the nice or the dangerous, we undergo it collectively . . . you may by no means escape that full grief, however I do suppose it’s good for these guys to have one other avenue to get on the sphere, be round their teammates.”
Shanahan stated he was pleased with Ward for getting on the sphere.
“It was arduous and I’m certain he didn’t at all times need to do it, however he bought by means of the week of apply, bought by means of the sport and I believe that was an actual step for him simply going ahead along with his life,” Shanahan stated. “That’s the factor all people’s bought to do in these conditions.”
Williams, 36, is an 11-time Pro Bowl choice with Washington and the 49ers and earned a contract extension throughout a coaching camp holdout to make him the NFL’s highest-paid left sort out. He joined the 49ers in 2020 in a commerce from Washington.
Shanahan stated Williams, who final performed towards Seattle on Nov. 17, plans on enjoying as quickly because the swelling goes down on his injured ankle.
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