I love you Connie and am praying this day will be gentle for you and your family. I am so sorry and my heart is just broken for you. Mallorie has changed so many lives for the better, mine being one. God Bless your day as you honor her precious little life.
In October 2006, we went for an ultrasound for our fifth child, and were told that our daughter probably had a chromosomal defect. We were urged to get an amniocentesis so that genetic testing could be done, “so the doctors will know what decisions to make.” The specialist told us that he suspected Trisomy 13 or 18, and if he was correct, then no OB would do a c-section because it wouldn’t make a difference for the end outcome. Besides, no surgeon would operate on her back (she had a meningocele – spina bifida), because “Trisomy 18 and 13 are what are called lethal conditions. They are incompatible with life.”
That’s how our story with her began, but it is most certainly not the end. As her amazing pediatrician said about examining her at birth, “I looked into her eyes, and she looked back at me and said, I’m here for the long haul, chick.”
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I love you Connie and am praying this day will be gentle for you and your family. I am so sorry and my heart is just broken for you. Mallorie has changed so many lives for the better, mine being one. God Bless your day as you honor her precious little life.
Love and Hugs, Laurie
Thinking of you and praying for you today! Jill
I'm thinking of you often and praying.....may God give your family strength, peace, comfort and grace! Love, Hugs and Prayers!!!
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