Parents of Baby Boy With Rare Brain Disorder Share What It's Like To Have a Child Who Can't Cry

"Tate is a humble reminder of the truly important things in life."

The Tiny Tate Journey / Facebook

Although hearing your baby weep before a 3 a.m. feeding may not be the most soothing sound, most parents would probably agree that a child's cries are a blessing—especially when they're too young to communicate in any other way. But the parents of five-week-old Tate Burley will never be able to experience those joys.

Yasmin and Michael Burley's son, Tate, was born at 35 weeks with Miller Dieker Lissencephaly Syndrome, a rare brain disorder that affects his neural systems.

"We just want him to cry, we want the sleepless nights and all the things a parent goes through," Yasmin told the Daily Telegraph.

Tate, whose disabilities also make it difficult for him to eat, is not likely to live past five. 

"The unknown is really hard because we just don't know what's going to happen," Yasmin said. 

"I had to come to terms with Tate possibly being blind, deaf and having seizures," she wrote on a Facebook page marking her son's journey. "The word seizure makes me gasp. It is a fact and it will happen."

The Tiny Tate Journey / Facebook

Yasmin, who has two other sons, Zane, 13, and Kye, 7, says that it's especially difficult to explain to her older boys what's happening to their baby brother. 

"For my seven year old to ask me why God wasn't looking after him was heartbreaking and he keeps asking why mom is always crying," she told the Daily Telegraph. 

However the parents are trying to stay strong throughout little Tate's journey. 

Yasmin said, "My lesson as a mom is to use the fire inside me to deal with the things I can't change for my son and accept reality as it challenges me."

The Tiny Tate Journey / Facebook

Yasmin is sharing her family's story toraise awareness for Tate's rare condition. 

She says, "Tate is a humble reminder of the truly important things in life."

[H/T Daily Telegraph

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