This is a love story that is both beautiful and heartbreaking in equal measure. They met, fell in love, and had a child, but Liz died during labor. What Matt did after she died was truly inspirational
It all began when high school students Matt Logelin and Liz Goodman met at a petrol station one bright afternoon. They both grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, but when they met, it sparked the start of a true love tale.
Liz and Matt were both high school seniors. When Matt grabbed her eye and she approached him, sparks flew and the two became inseparable… until it was time for college…

The high school sweethearts had to deal with the reality that they were enrolled in college in different regions of the country as graduation approached! Liz was on her way to California, while Matt remained at the University of Minnesota.

The distance was nothing to this pair, who persevered and remained together throughout their studies. Matt went on to the Loyola University of Chicago to finish his master’s degree. While considering pursuing a Ph.D., he realized that he needed to follow his heart rather than his brain.

Matt knew he couldn’t take being so far away from his love any longer. He packed his belongings and relocated halfway across the country to Los Angeles in 2005 to be with Liz.

The two continued to live their lives to the fullest from then on. Liz and Matt journeyed around the world, making memories and exploring each other and the world around them, their love stronger than ever. It was only a matter of time until Matt understood this was it and proposed to Liz in Nepal on one knee.

On August 13, 2005, in front of their friends and family, they made their vows to love each other forever. It was a thrill to see these lovers seize life and their love by the horns… everything appears to be going swimmingly for the young pair.

Not only was their love life greater than ever, but they were also thriving professionally. Matt worked as a project manager at Yahoo! in California, while Liz worked as a finance executive at Disney. The two took advantage of their newfound financial stability by purchasing a home together. Things only improved from there.

When the couple chose to extend their family after two years of marriage in 2007, they were overjoyed to learn that Liz was expecting their first child!

The couple was overjoyed and notified their loved ones about their good fortune. The couple started making plans to welcome their new baby into their joyful household. They had no idea that their lives were going to be tested in ways they could never have imagined.

Many of Liz and Matt’s friends and relatives were still in Minnesota and couldn’t join them on their wonderful path to motherhood. The soon-to-be parents decided to do something about it and started a blog to keep their loved ones updated on Liz’s pregnancy progress.
Liz, the thrilled soon-to-be mother, is glowing and pointing to her swelling tummy in one of Matt’s favorite photos that they posted. They had no idea that the photograph would become part of a worldwide sensation in the months to come.

Liz had a difficult pregnancy, despite the fact that the path seemed bright and pleasant for the happy couple as they awaited their first child. She was suffering from terrible morning sickness, and the physicians recommended that she rest in bed for a few weeks.
Matt, the worried husband who was worried about his wife carrying his child, kept a careful eye on her. It was difficult to watch his normally energetic and healthy Liz confined to her bed. She was subsequently admitted to the hospital and placed on bed rest for a few more weeks. Throughout it all, Matt kept an eye on the pregnant blog that they had started. He had no idea what he would be posting on that very site in the near future.

Liz was wheeled to the delivery room twice since her pregnancy was categorized as high risk, both times at least 7 weeks early due to false alarms. The physicians didn’t want to take any chances, so they monitored her closely.

It was finally time for the baby to come into the world. Liz had to have an emergency C-section because she was still two months early. On March 24, 2008, Matt and Liz Logelin’s lives were about to alter dramatically.

The procedure went smoothly, and the couple welcomed Madeline (Maddy) Logelin into their family. She was only 3 lbs. 14 oz. when she was born. Liz got to view their gorgeous baby girl for a brief time since the new parents were overjoyed (photographed). Because she was delivered prematurely, the hospital staff rushed to rush her to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

“The proud parents will continue to update everyone on our beautiful baby,” Matt wrote on their pregnancy blog to let family and friends know about the birth. “I’m looking forward to hearing more positive news this evening.” But no one was prepared for the bombshell that would come next.

Liz was unable to hold their daughter right away because she was remained on bed rest for another 24 hours after giving birth in order to monitor her. Liz was prepared and ready to see her healthy and awake baby girl once that had passed. She began to be taken to the ward in a wheelchair.

Matt was there to help his wife practice walking around the room before they walked to the ward, as he couldn’t wait to hold both of his women in his arms. It was about to be the moment they’d all been waiting for: mother-child bonding time. But then disaster struck.

When she said, “I feel light-headed,” and slumped in his arms, Matt carefully and lovingly assisted his wife into the wheelchair. The nurses tried to reassure Matt by telling him that it was usual for women to swoon after giving delivery.

But Matt sensed that something wasn’t quite right, that it was more than just a faint. Doctors and nurses began to react more quickly, racing about the room urgently. Matt was escorted out of the room at that point. He couldn’t control his panic when he was alone and felt more helpless than ever.

“All of a sudden, there’s this ‘code blue,’ and people are racing by me,” Matt recounted painstakingly. In 2011, he emotionally told The Guardian, “All of a sudden it hit me.” “She was going to die in this hospital today.” And she’d never be able to hold her child.”

Doctors discovered that a lethal clot had moved to Liz’s lungs and caused a rare, fatal pulmonary embolism only 27 hours after giving birth to their daughter Madeline, barely more than a day after giving birth to their daughter Madeline. Liz died of a lethal embolism when she was only 30-years-old, barely hours after giving birth to a child. A day after becoming a father, Matt was left a widow.

Matt went from feeling on top of the world to feeling like his life was over in only one day. He was heartbroken. He was supposed to be filling the pregnancy blog with photos of the new happy family, but his next article was all about sadness.

Matt was now tasked with breaking the news to his friends and relatives and posting a heartbreaking obituary for the love of his life, after an enthusiastic birth announcement days before. “Five weeks ago… everything was beautiful,” he lamented in a blog article titled “Liz.” “That same day, my world came crashing down around me.”

You can only understand the new father’s mixed and powerful emotions… His world was turned upside down when he found himself a weeping devastated widow and an enthralled new father at the same time. Not only that, but he was also confronted with the prospect of having to raise Maddy on his own.

Matt was in a haze of grief, coming to terms with the fact that he had lost his partner of 12 years. Faced with the prospect of going on the parenting journey alone, together with the grief of losing his soulmate, Matt could not see the light. His infant child was the only source of hope and comfort he could find. He took Madeline from the crying nurse and held her for the first time, knowing that his wife would never be able to hug their daughter.

The new father rushed back to the hospital after the funeral, still in his suite. When Madeline was released from the hospital, Matt reflected on his sadness and single parenthood, saying, “When I finally got to bring Madeline home for the first time, I felt the house alive again.”

Those first several weeks were the most agonizing Matt had ever known. He couldn’t bear taking off his wedding ring, and every Tuesday at exactly 3:11 p.m., his thoughts would go back to that fateful moment when his life changed forever. He wondered aloud how he would cope with his new world without Liz at his side at times.

Returning home presented its own set of difficulties. Everywhere Matt turned, there were bitter reminders of Liz. Even leaving the house was difficult; when visitors inquired about the baby’s mother, Matt would freely and honestly respond, “She passed away the day after the kid was born.”

The awareness that his infant daughter needed him and the conviction that a part of his beloved wife lived on in Madeline were the only sources of solace Matt found in those first moments as a widow. The worst part of being alone when Liz died was not having her around me, especially since she couldn’t share in the joys of having our brand-new daughter with us.”

Despite his heartbreak, Matt was determined to do his best when it came to raising his daughter. He’s looking for a means to convey his emotions and dread. He began contributing to an online parenting forum run by The Minnesota Star Tribune, his hometown newspaper. It didn’t end there, though.

Liz’s pregnant blog was also transformed into a personal parenting blog by him. He found peace in writing because he was able to pour his heart out and utilize words as a desperate form of solace for the overwhelming feelings he was experiencing.

Matt was able to keep the sadness from entirely devouring him as a parent and widow because of his honest writing. During this tough period, he also sought advice and assistance from other parents.

Matt was dedicated his time to keeping his little Madeline happy and sharing Liz’s memories with his daughter so that she might understand what a beautiful woman she was. “I have fond recollections of Liz, and I can tell her everything that has happened.” But Maddy wasn’t the only one who was subjected to these recollections.

“Sometimes I’m really joyful, and other times I’m so depressed that I don’t know what to do.” “I attempt to convey that through the blog,” he has stated. Soon after, the blog morphed into something larger, with long-term consequences for the little family.

Matt wasn’t sure what the blog would become, but he was considering turning it into a virtual scrapbook for Madeline as she grew up. “Matt, Liz, and Madeline: Life and Death in a 27-Hour Period,” he renamed the book. This forum, however, would soon become more than just a personal record for him and Maddy; it would also become a popular online phenomenon.

Matt was getting advice on anything Maddy-related, from dealing with diaper rash to how to use nasal aspirators. He’d also established a forum for other parents in similar situations to connect. Furthermore, the forum was receiving tens of thousands of page views every day and 1 million to 1.5 million monthly visitors. But what would that mean for Matt?
Out of something unimaginably awful, the blog became a source of comfort, hope, and inspiration. It was both a therapeutic outlet and a wealth of useful information from other parents. The internet community came together for something very heartfelt, in addition to vital messages of support.

While it was never his objective, Matt began to receive not only advice but also gifts from complete strangers who had been moved by his story. People sent Maddy a variety of useful items to help him cope with the stress of the circumstance and focus on raising his child and dealing with his bereavement.

He started getting things he didn’t even know he needed! You name it: stuffed animals, baby outfits, and toys. After writing about how worried he was that he wouldn’t be able to dress Madeline as Liz would have desired, he received diaper bags, baby formula, and hair clips.

The house was soon bursting at the seams with gifts. “I never expected people caring as much about us as they do,” he remarked. Matt finally put up a nonprofit foundation in Liz’s name with the help of some of his devoted followers to extend the love and support much further than he had imagined.

The Liz Logelin Foundation, which is run entirely by volunteers, held fundraising activities in her honor, such as 5-K walks and runs. Matt and Maddy were the recipients of $4,400 raised at one event. Matt, on the other hand, had a different concept about how to pay tribute to his wife’s memories.