by Francie Todd | Sep 30, 2022 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
Liam was born on January 27th, 2013, arriving 4 weeks early. Liam was born with hydrocephalus which means water on the brain. His specific diagnosis is L1CAM. It affects him physically and mentally. He underwent brain surgery and had a shunt placed at just 3 days old...
by Francie Todd | Sep 23, 2022 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
Meet the Basile Family Our family is quite different than many others on the outside but, like many families, we were built from love! Shawn and I (Sarah) got married in 2005 and we both deeply felt that we didn’t want to just “go through the motions,” in this one and...
by Francie Todd | Sep 16, 2022 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
Meet AnnaKate Weekes and her mom, Kelly Weekes AnnaKate is a joy to everyone she meets! She came into our lives through the blessing of adoption. At 3 months old she was diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome (RTS). RTS is a rare genetic disorder that affects many...
by Francie Todd | Sep 2, 2022 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
Meet the Cleveland Family and their son Jay. When Jay was born, he was diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence (“PRS”). PRS is a rare birth defect characterized by a recessed jaw, backward placement of the tongue and upper airway obstruction. The...
by Francie Todd | Aug 26, 2022 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
My pregnancy with Jack was fairly uneventful, as was my short labor followed by a few minor complications with delivery. We were quite surprised when the doctor came in and asked us if we were familiar with Trisomy 21. It only took a few days for testing to confirm...
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