The responses flooded in. Steffel received gifts and packages at his house.

“After three hours of it being posted it was the no. 1 trending thing on Reddit,’ said Steffel, who lives in Ohio. “I had a thousand personal messages and replies.

“Some of the artists have sent their pictures and drawings directly to our house. Some have even done embroidering on blankets. I was just hoping for at least one good Photoshopped picture.”

The above photo of Steffel’s only daughter, Sophia, is one of his favorites, he said. Her eyes are open and she’s alert, but there’s still the hospital equipment that had been with Sophia since she was born on May 30. The picture was taken when Sophia was about 3 ½ to four weeks old. She died a couple of weeks later, on July 10.

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“I hope you and your wife enjoy this version,” wrote one Redditor, who submitted this image. “My best friend recently lost her son … thank you for allowing us to work on this photo for you.”

Said another: “I am reading this from the recovery room. Our baby is 23 hours old. I can’t possibly imagine how you must feel. Go hug your wife, and tell her its from reddit.”

“You have my deepest condolences, she is a lovely girl,” said another Redditor, who relayed a similar story.

“I’m very sorry… My son is 9 months old and I couldn’t sleep without at least trying,” wrote another, who submitted the image below:

Here’s a couple more of the pictures that were submitted this week: