Gwen is the mother of Claire and Lola, teenagers with asparagine synthetase deficiency or ASNS. Both Claire and Lola have microcephaly as a result of ASNS. Despite this, they have filled their family and community with love. Finding Happiness and Joy The Unexpected For Gwen and her husband, there was no cause for concern while starting...
Gwen is the mother of Claire and Lola, teenagers with asparagine synthetase deficiency or ASNS. Both Claire and Lola have microcephaly as a result of ASNS. Despite this, they have filled their family and community with love. Finding Happiness and Joy The...
As young, college students, having a child with a disability wasn’t on their radar. Alyssa and Ben were shocked when they learned at their 23-week anatomy scan that their son, Will, had some brain abnormalities. They were heavily encouraged to abort their son....
After struggling to get pregnant, Traci and Mike were very excited when they found out they were expecting twin boys. During one of their ultrasound they found some abnormalities in one of the twin’s brains. They also found a cleft palate and cleft lip. Unsure how...
Sarah learned that one of the identical twins she was carrying had hydrocephalus during a routine ultrasound. After Isabella was born, it was discovered that she had several other issues. Isabella has endured many surgeries and will have several more. ...
Krystal and Dusty were scared and hurt when they first learned that their daughter, Amnesty, had spina bifida and a heart defect. They were repeatedly encouraged to abort Amnesty and are grateful everyday they chose life. She is a great joy to their family...
Miriellys and Alex have two children. Their youngest, Aerilyn, was diagnosed with Trisomy 13 or Patau syndrome in utero. They were encouraged to terminate their pregnancy and were given a grim prognosis. They chose not to listen to their doctor and to give Aerilyn a...
Jen and John were encouraged by medical professionals to abort Jackson after he was diagnosed with encephalocele. They chose to carry him to term and thrilled they did. Jackson is now a thriving two year old who is proving doctors don't always know best. ...
Cindy and Mike were devastated when they learned that their fifth child was going to be born with spina bifida. They were strongly encouraged to terminate the pregnancy. 30 years later they are grateful they didn’t. Evan, their son is happy his parents...
McKenzie anxiously anticipated the birth of her second child. She hoped this child could serve as a buddy for her first child, Trevor, who has Down syndrome. Unfortunately, she found out that Maely had several abnormalities and would die before, during or after...
Chris and Mindy were expecting their fourth child and went in for a routine ultrasound. Everything seemed great until their doctor called them later that night. He said that their son, Camden, had spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and clubfeet. They were given the option...
Sydney and Darren courageously chose life despite being told that their daughter had a fatal condition. Grace was diagnosed with alobar holoprosencephaly. She lived for five and a half hours and greatly impacted those around her. Finding Beauty in...
