Family Stories

Emmi Marie Mook

Emmi was born on 12/13/19 with a full diagnosis of trisomy 18! We were told throughout our pregnancy that she wouldn’t make it but Emmi was such a warrior she defied the odds. Emmi Marie went home to heaven on 1/22/20 in the arms of her family. We had 40 amazing days filled with endless

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Loss of baby

Hello. I am a mother of 2 beautiful children. In June of this year, I found out I was pregnant again. It was such a surprise to my husband and myself, but we were ready to welcome another beautiful child here. We went to our routine appointments as scheduled. From the start, however, I couldn’t

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Cindy Ezekwesili

My sweet angel was born on Oct 26, 2004, through a C-section in Republic of South Africa. She weighed 1.45kg. I did not know of her diagnosis until after 5 days of birth. It was a painful revelation but I thank God for the time I had with her. She was discharged from the hospital

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Bridget Nora’s Story

In May of 2018 my wife and I found out that we were having our first child. We were so excited and nervous since we had already suffered a miscarriage the previous fall. On July 23rd, my wife went for genetic counseling and NIPT testing, which was a standard requirement through her OB/GYN office. We

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Jameson Cole

Jameson is my miracle baby. I’d already had 5 miscarriages and Jameson was a complete surprise. I never expected to stay pregnant with him, I kept waiting for a miscarriage or something to go wrong. It was very hard for me to stay positive about the pregnancy or even connect with Jameson. Because of my

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Lillian Rose

“’Trisomy 18.’ ‘Incompatible with life.’ I think back to the day those words shook my pregnant body to the core and crushed the deepest parts of my soul. I quickly went to Google searching for hope. Instead, I found none. I closed my web browser feeling worse than when I opened it. I didn’t understand

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