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Thor Horus Jefferson, 4, of Charlotte, NC departed this life on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Atrium Health (Main).

"Lo children are a heritage from the LORD; the fruit of the womb is a reward."  Psalm 127:3

My mommy knew before I got here that my journey would be rough.  I was missing the left side of my heart.  They kept trying to find it on the sonagram, but it just wasn't there.  Mommy knew something was wrong when it took the doctor a long time to come in for the checkup visit.  When she finally came into the room, she looked so sad.  She didn't know how to tell my mommy I had a heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, that she could only hold me for a few moments after birth before I had to be put on life support and prepared for my first of three open heart surgeries, or that I would eventually need a heart transplant to survive. And even though they told her my chances of survival weren't that great, my mommy was brave and said ok, without a doubt, that I would make it.

I gave my mom a hard time getting here, she was always sick, "sorry Mommy," but on December 11th, same birthday as my big brother Chris, I got here!  I spent many weeks at

Levine Children's Hospital. I'm not sure how my mommy fit in the hospital crib with me, but she did just so I would feel safe.  I know my Nani has pictures. "Thank you, Mommy."  My mommy named me "Thor" because she said I was a warrior and a fighter.  My dad nicknamed me "Samson" because I was so strong.  My Nani called me Debo, because I would fight any big kid that messed with my brothers!

The doctors said I would probably not go home from the hospital, but I did.  They said I would be on a feeding tube, but I pulled it out the day I was supposed to go home and eating became my favorite thing to do.  Nani always took me for pizza and sauce, that's CiCi's pizza with ranch dressing.  I did a lot of things they said I couldn't do as a hypoplastic baby and I defied medical science.  I even met Panther Player, Greg Olsen, whose son TJ, has the same condition as me.  But I kept fighting because I'm Thor!  The road ahead was rough, each hospital stay was a little tougher than the last but no matter what, I smiled and kept fighting.  My third surgery in November was supposed to make me a normal kid until my heart transplant.

But on April 13th, after a brief stay at Levine Children's Hospital, God knew the road ahead was going to be too much for me to bear.  The suffering from my heart defect was becoming great.  "Are you ok, Mommy? I'm so happy." God sent my papa to pick me up.  He's a good driver, except for that time he got a ticket going 90 in a 55.  I see him coming. "I'm so happy, you ok, Mommy?"

Don't cry, Mommy, you took good care of me.  God picked you especially for me and I love you.  But now it's time for me to watch over you.  I love you Daddy, Chris, Aaron, Baby Caleb, and especially you, Mommy.  You never left me alone, not for one moment and I will never leave you, Mommy.  I will always be with you, smiling.

My papa has been showing me around Heaven and meeting my family.  We've been eating a lot of sweets, too.  God said it was ok!  You're going to love this place, Mommy. Heaven is so pretty and my heart is perfect! I've been running through the clouds and not getting tired!

I can't wait to see you, Mommy, when you get here!  Tell Nani they have pizza and sauce!  I'm so happy.

"He hath made everything beautiful in his time . . . " Ecclesiastes 3:11