Family Stories

Colten Michael Pierce

Parents: Erika and Norman Pierce Hometown: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Carried to term, lived almost an hour Colten Michael’s Story In July 2014 my husband and I found out we were pregnant with our first precious child. We couldn’t have been any happier. We were scheduled on October 28, 2014 for our anatomy scan. We had been looking forward to […]

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Jasmine Angel Justice

Parents: Denise and Travis Justice Hometown: South Jordan, Utah Diagnosed at 17 weeks, carried to term, lived 4 days Jasmine Angel’s Story We found out our daughter Jasmine Angel had Trisomy 18 around 17 weeks along.  We did the quad test and when the doc called to say the results that she MAY have something

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Malakai Levi Miller

Parents: Madison Kay Thomas Hometown: Mattoon, Illinois Born: December 27, 2014 Miraculous Malakai’s Story It all began with two positive pregnancy tests and lots of excitement. It was my boyfriend and I’s first child so you can imagine how excited as well as scared we both were, but we figured we would have a healthy

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Zachary David’s Family

Parents: Carrie and Jonathan Hometown:  Pensacola, Florida Carried To term, born asleep Zachary David’s Story At their first ultrasound, Carrie and Jonathan’s doctor saw that their baby Zachary David had a cyst on his brain and clenched fists.  They were referred to a specialist who urged them to have an amnio in order to have a

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Rowan Johanna’s Family

Parents: Corinne and Michael Hometown: Colorado Diagnosed after birth, lived 1 day Rowan Johanna’s Story The whole family was waiting to celebrate: a year ago Corinne lost her mother to cancer; she and Mike were now expecting their first child. Her pregnancy had gone well; they were so eager to become parents. The only sign

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Priya Elizabeth’s Family

Parents: Suja and Tom Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Carried to term, born asleep Priya Elizabeth’s Story In November 2003, Tom and Suja discovered that they were pregnant with their first child.  WOW, were they ready for the responsibility?  You see, they had seen all their friends go through this change of having kids.  They were now

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Olivia Grace’s Family

Parents: Lyssa and Mike Hometown: Warner Robins, Georgia Carried to term, lived 2 days Olivia Grace’s Story After two successive miscarriages in 2003, Lyssa was overjoyed to find herself pregnant again in February of 2004. At first, she was afraid to tell her husband—she wanted to see if this one “took” before he or their three

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Nevaeh Faith’s Family

Parents: Dawn and August Hometown: Cottage Grove, Minnesota Carried to term, lived for 2 months Nevaeh’s story “The morning of February 4, 2003 we were getting ready for my Grandfather’s funeral, when the phone rang.  It was the genetic counselor calling with the results of my amnio.  She confirmed what we already knew deep down in

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