The NBC News chief foreign correspondent paid tribute to his son Henry,“Henry would have turned 7 today,” Engel, 49,“A big thank you to everyone who sent kind and thoughtful messages, and donated to support medical research to defeat Rett Syndrome. Happy Birthday Binks .
”The journalist previously announced that Henry died from Rett syndrome — a rare neurological disorder that affects the way the brain develops — on Aug. 18, just five years after he was diagnosed with the incurable disease.“Our beloved son Henry passed away. He had the softest blue eyes, an easy smile and a contagious giggle,” the journalist, who is married to Mary Forrest,Engel and his wife, Mary Forrest, are also parents to 3-year-old son Theo.
Happy Birthday 🎈🎉🎂🎁
What a beautiful boy, looked just like him. Heartbreaking.