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For The Health of the Mother

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Neural Tube Defects (NTDs)

Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)

Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)

Kansas Stories ~ Termination after 24 weeks

Individual Stories

Taken Too Soon

Diagnosis: Maternal Renal Failure and IUGR (PUV)

No Guarantees

Diagnosis: DiGeorge Syndrome

Our IVF Miracle became a Tragedy

Diagnosis: Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Hydrocephalus

Some Things They Couldn't Find

Diagnosis: Potter's Syndrome

In the Hands of the Lord

Diagnosis: Ruptured Amniotic Sac

Just Unlucky

Diagnosis: Potter's Syndrome

Passing Her Back To God

Diagnosis: Turner's Syndrome

The Beauty Remains

Diagnosis: Thalassemia

My Beautiful Samuel

Diagnosis: Triploidy

Daddy's Little Girl

Diagnosis: Heart Defect

Our Little Jory

Diagnosis: Hydrocephalus

We Named Her Hailey Judith

Diagnosis: Trisomy 13

A Grandma's Thoughts

Diagnosis: Trisomic Disorder

Losing Ava

Diagnosis: Trisomic Syndrome

Loving Gracie

Diagnosis: Serious Brain Defect

Hannah's Story

Diagnosis: Mosiac Triploidy

Jennifer's Story

Diagnosis: Severe Clinical Depression

An Angel's Mom

Diagnosis: Fragile X Syndrome

I Knew He Would've Been a Redhead

Diagnosis: Severe Hydrocephalus

A Collapsed Dream

Diagnosis: Chromosomal Disorder

Rohan's Story

Diagnosis: Encephalocele

Our Very Own Guardian Angel

Diagnosis: Amniotic Band Syndrome

My Twin Angels

Diagnosis: Twin-to-Twin Transfusion

Can This Get Any Worse?

An Insurance Nightmare

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