by Amy Collier | Mar 23, 2015 | Articles, Opinion, Religious Perspectives, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I had the honor to be the only person with him for nine hours up until he took his last breath. By Marna Cathleen Today is the second anniversary of Blue’s EDD (expected due date). Two years ago today me, her father, family and friends gathered to honor her life. This...
by JD | Mar 16, 2015 | Opinion, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I cannot say what my decision might have been had I had a prenatal diagnosis. Quite likely I would not have continued the pregnancy. By H. B. I found this site through a link on a forum, in a discussion on the reasons for ending a pregnancy late-term. I read through...
by Amy Collier | Mar 15, 2015 | Termination after 24 weeks, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I do love my daughter regardless of what her extreme physical and mental limitations would have been. By Gina Years ago I traveled to Kansas to obtain an abortion. Even now, after all this time, I try to think of a euphemism for it. I interrupted the pregnancy. I made...
by Amy Collier | Mar 7, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
He was born in the stillness of the night, a gentle and quiet birth with dignity and a serene sense of peace in the air, and for that I am grateful. By J.M. My second husband and I had been trying for another baby for nearly eight years, including three rounds of IVF....
by JD | Mar 6, 2015 | Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I want all the parents out there who have ended a wanted pregnancy to know there is light at the end of each tunnel. Alexia and Landon’s Mother I lost my daughter Alexia to Trisomy 18. I was 27 weeks pregnant and it was the hardest thing I have ever been through...
by JD | Mar 5, 2015 | D&E, Multiple Losses, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Unfortunately, I am here to tell you that lightning can strike twice. By Arlene My pregnancy started with a home test and a happy scream of recognition. I had wanted to have children for so long, and had worked in schools for over 10 years. Once, a student said to me...
