by JD | May 3, 2015 | Congenital Heart Defects, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
My heart goes out to each and every parent in your group for having the compassion and courage to put the thought of their child’s life, or lack of, before their desires. By Monica Palase I just read Kate’s story and it was amazing. My husband and I had...
by JD | Mar 18, 2015 | Opinion, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
We all walk our own path. I simply chose a different path. I will not say it is a better one. By T.W. I am not writing to criticize. I feel so deeply for these families and the choices they made. I cry reading these stories they’ve written because I went through...
by JD | Mar 17, 2015 | Opinion, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Each time I became pregnant, my mother would get this look on her face. Then she would tell me straight up, “If your tests come back positive for Down syndrome, terminate the pregnancy.” By Carrie U. Terminating a pregnancy after a diagnosis of Down...
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 | Feb 9, 2015 | Articles, Multiple Losses, Opinion
“I wondered when I walked to the podium and everyone clapped, what would they think if they knew I had terminated three pregnancies?” By Katie I am the parent of a child with disabilities, but I feel I sometimes struggle around other parents with children...
