Eight years ago, Lori Dente gave birth to a little girl named Sofia Isabella Dente. Before her birth, Sofia — also called Sofie — had compressed her umbilical cord. She was born with a severe brain injury, leaving her in a vegetative state. Three weeks later, on Valentine's Day, Sofie passed away. The little girl's memory has been honored for the last eight years with a Christmas tree at the annual Akron Children's Hospital Holiday Tree Festival decorated by her father, Michael, with the help of her mom and three younger brothers, Alex, 6, Max, 4, and Leo, 2...
