Mary Forrest, wife of NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel, has opened up about the heartbreaking final days she spent with her six-year-old son Henry's body before he was cremated. The couple's oldest child passed away last August after a years-long battle with Rett Syndrome, a genetic mutation that leads to severe cognitive deficits and physical impairment. The condition is rare, even more so in boys, and there is no cure. In an essay published by , Forrest reflected on the day Henry died and the last moments she spent with him in their home.
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