by Francie Todd | Sep 3, 2021 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
On April 26, 2020, Avery was born, and 12 hours later, we learned that she was born with Down syndrome. I had a healthy pregnancy. We did the standard genetic blood test early in the pregnancy to screen for Down syndrome along with a few other things, and everything...
by Francie Todd | Aug 27, 2021 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
I am so honored to share our precious son Mac’s story and support the important organization KIND. Mac is a very typical superhero loving, basketball playing 6 year old. He loves playing with his friends, cousins, and siblings. He has a special way with words and a...
by Francie Todd | Aug 21, 2021 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
Being a parent through adoption is both the greatest blessing and the most terrifying experience. It feels like yesterday when we finally got the text at 3am that our son was being born. Joe and I jumped on the first flight out of Greenville that morning and made...
by Francie Todd | Aug 13, 2021 | Friday Feature Family, KIND
Sadie’s journey began on June 2nd, 2009 when Bill and I went, to what we believed would be, a normal 30-week check-up. Due to health complications in my first pregnancy, I was seen regularly by the Maternal Fetal Medicine group to watch for any reoccurring issues. We...
by Caroline Giguere | Jul 21, 2021 | Caroline, Friday Feature Family, KIND, Row, Stories
When my son Row was 8 weeks old, my husband and I started a long journey and hard season to find outa that our son has a rare genetic disorder called KIF11. For Row, the KIF11 mutation has affected him in a couple of ways. He was diagnosed with Bilateral Persistent...
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