Hattie’s Story

Hattie’s Story

Though Will, Hattie, and I live in Manning, SC and are not currently an upstate family, I appreciate Kind of the Upstate sharing our story. I grew up in Greenville and took for granted what a blessing it is to have places like the Meyer Center and Shriners Hospital...
Shamir and Hailey’s Story

Shamir and Hailey’s Story

Shamir and Hailey are family. They may not have been born as family but after a hard start in life they are now members of the Northcutt family and have been given a chance in life to overcome obstacles and achieve goals that seemed impossible at birth. Shamir was...
Arabelle’s Story

Arabelle’s Story

It was a cold, rainy January day in 2019. My husband and I were anticipating an exciting occasion as we prepared to go to doctor. I was halfway through my second pregnancy which meant that I was due for the ultrasound where we would learn the gender of our baby. But...
Cohen’s Story

Cohen’s Story

The story of our second son, Cohen really starts with his big brother, Nolan. After struggling for years with infertility and finally IVF treatment, we were blessed with the arrival of our first IVF miracle, Nolan.  Both my husband and I thought we would never...
Chandler’s Story

Chandler’s Story

Chandler was born in May of 1993.  He was the completion of our family and the apple of many eyes.  His dad, Grier and I loved him unconditionally and were introduced to a brand-new world.  Or so we thought.  Chandler was born with Down syndrome...
Summer’s Story

Summer’s Story

Summer’s story begins with two parents overjoyed to have a little girl. A brother who adores animals, but thought a sister might be fun too, and a sweet Chocolate lab that would love her forever. But soon, that joy had to compete with so much sadness as we began to...