Family Stories

Baby Boy with Trisomy 18

Bryce Edward Palmer

Our Story I found out I was pregnant on March 26, 2008. I was so excited and couldn’t wait to get home and tell my husband Josh. We had tried for so long and with two previous miscarriages, it was great news. He was as surprised as I was, though it was so hard, we […]

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Benji’s Story

For over three years my husband and I struggled with infertility. After pursuing various treatments, we finally found out we were expecting our first child on Easter Sunday 2011. We were thrilled. After so much disappointment it was almost hard to believe we would finally be parents. Our due date was Jan 1, 2012. All

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Emillia Renee

Emillia Renee We had been “trying” for a while. I called and scheduled a MD apt to try to find out the problem and a couple days before the apt. I was pregnant! We were thrilled and told everyone right away. ​First trimester wasn’t smooth. There was cramping, bleeding and oh the nausea! I had

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Gabriella Joy Everlasting

Baby Brie, Gabriella Joy, you are now home with our Lord Jesus Christ. You died peacefully in mommy’s arms. Born with a very rare Trisomy 18 genetic condition, you miraculously survived procedures that even amazed your doctors. Most Trisomy 18 babies don’t even make it to birth and if they do, many don’t live beyond

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Katelyn Elizabeth Payne

Katelyn’s Legacy Katelyn was born December 17th, 2010 with full Trisomy 18. We were given an incredible 40 days. We longed for more time, but are so grateful for those precious days. Our feelings are summed up by her Daddy’s words at her memorial. “At 4lbs 10oz Katelyn came into the world with purpose. She

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Benjamin Noah

Our miracle baby, Benjamin Noah, was born on September 16, 2015 at 11:02 am. Although we knew at about 12 weeks gestation that there was a good chance he had Trisomy 18, we felt very strongly that he was a gift from God and we were going to do everything possible to give our son

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Austin Eugene

Until Austin I had never heard of Trisomy 18. We were told not to expect him to live to term, he did. We were told not to expect him to leave through the labor, he did. We were told not to expect him to live through delivery, he did. We were told he wouldn’t live

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