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Months after the tragic loss of their baby, they still carry him wherever they go.

But now the Medicine Hat family is pleading for the return of their baby’s ashes, stolen from a Calgary hotel where Nathan and Laura Hudson were staying while in town for a ceremony to honour their child’s death.

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“It’s all we have left of our kid,” said the grief-stricken dad.

“Have fun with the money, we don’t care — just bring the ashes back.”

The family had driven up from the southeastern Alberta city to take part in a special ceremony at Alberta Children’s Hospital, where grieving parents could remember lost loved ones and take part in decorating a Christmas tree.

Staying at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel on 32 Avenue N.E. with their three other children, Hudson said he and his wife went down to the hotel bar Friday night to relax.

They were only on the VLTs for a short time when Hudson said they noticed Laura’s purse was gone.