Tayla Mary Martland
16 Mar 1997–4 Jan 1999
God sent us an angel, and she used to smile so sweetly. Although she wasn't with us long, she changed our lives completely. We named our angel Tayla, and treasured every day. She brought us so much joy and love and then she went away. We know she is in God's care now. And know that she feels glad to be with those who passed before. So how can we feel sad? ~~~~~~~~~~ Tayla died of a rare mitochondrial disorder - pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency and died at the age of 22 months. She was a very "healthy" content little girl who really only suffered during the barrage of tests and maybe the last couple of months of her life. We love her very much and feel honoured to have been her parents.