FAMILY STORIES
Freya Pike – Trisomy 18
"Freya is sassy, sweet, silly and is always letting us know what she thinks. She smiles, laughs, plays, and keeps us all on our toes." We first recieved Freya's diagnosis through a blood test called...
Augustinas Berankis – Trisomy 13
"He has taught us so much already! We are blessed to have Augustinas in our family." When my pregnancy reached eighteen weeks, we had an ultrasound that resulted in Patau syndrome as my son’s...
Cece Havre – Trisomy 18 Mosaic
Cece knows love, she cares when someone is sad, and she will burst out laughing for no reason. She is just a blessing to our family. Cecilia was born at 36 weeks. She was my fourth pregnancy and...
Sarah Catherine – Trisomy 18
We see life through a completely new lens, and we know she isn’t an accident, a fluke, or a clump of cells - but a valuable part of God’s beautiful plan, and a daily reminder of what’s truly...
Claire L – Trisomy 13
We have had a really happy, healthy second year with Claire! She’s been to the beach and is learning to crawl. She loves music, especially Raffi, and is very ticklish. At our 20 week anatomy scan,...
Lillian K – Trisomy 18
We make the most of our situation. We laugh through hospital admissions. We sing through the storm. And we love more fiercely than we ever have. All because of one extra chromosome. ‘Trisomy 18.’...
Omar Gonzalez – Trisomy 13
Though this has not been an easy journey, it is one I would pick a million times over, just to meet our sweet boy. My husband and I first learned something was “wrong” when I was about 11 weeks...
Journey Hoffman
"Journey is not and never will be a diagnosis, she is Journey, and she has her own story to be written by the hand of God." Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “Never throughout history has a man who lived a...
Verity Jacobson – Trisomy 18
"Verity’s life is anything but futile! She brings love and joy to our household every single day. Her smile and laugh light up our world." I had never heard of Edwards Syndrome before I got the...