Couple Keeps Lock of Son's Hair When He Died 30 Hours After Birth (Exclusive)

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Couple Josh and Jessica Henry remember their newborn’s 30-hour life through keepsakes and memories

Saving a lock of his soft hair has become a powerful reminder of their love

Sharing their journey on TikTok connected them with others experiencing loss

Jessica and Josh Henry will never forget the sound of their newborn son’s heartbeat or the way his hair felt between their fingers.

Those fleeting gestures — a lock of soft, dark strands saved by a nurse, a heartbeat preserved inside a stuffed bear — have become the most meaningful reminders of a 30-hour life that reshaped them forever.

“He meant the world to us,” Josh tells PEOPLE. “He was everything we could have dreamed of and more.”

The couple’s baby boy, Walker, was born on July 1 at 32 weeks following a tragic and co