by JD | Feb 26, 2021 | D&C, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I just wasn’t expecting this. I hadn’t had time to do any research. I couldn’t think of any questions even though my mind was racing and my hands were shaking. By Stefanie A difficult beginning I’m 39 and had three previous miscarriages (no living...
by JD | Feb 20, 2021 | Congenital Heart Defects, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I knew in my heart that we were choosing the path of least suffering, for us, for our son, for our unborn baby girl. By Jemma After dealing with thyroid cancer, surgery, and radioactive iodine, my doctor had given me the go-ahead in June to start trying for our second...
by JD | Jul 6, 2020 | D&C, Diagnoses, Stories, Turner Syndrome
Though the act of scheduling the termination—and the thought of actually showing up voluntarily to have it done—felt impossible to me, I didn’t ever really doubt our decision. I knew what we had to do, even though the thought of doing of it broke me in a way I didn’t...
by JD | Oct 10, 2019 | D&E, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
“Your baby has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. The left side of the heart did not develop. This condition does not have a cure.” A Prenatal Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome I have always been a planner. Before making any decision, I evaluate the...
by JD | Sep 20, 2019 | News & Media
ATLANTA (AP) – At a routine ultrasound when she was five months pregnant, Hevan began to panic when the technician took longer than normal, then told her she would need to see a specialist. Hevan, a nurse in Alabama, knew it was serious and begged for an...
