Tag: Trisomy 18
Diagnosis Story: Heather and Emersyn
July 19, 2026Diagnosis Story: Heather, Mama Bear to Emersyn We found out we were expecting Emersyn in April of 2025, just 6 months after losing twins in my early first trimester. Em was our 7th, and she was our 4th planned homebirth. Not long after finding out she was on the way, my husband got offered a […]
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Diagnosis Story: Megan and Charlotte
July 7, 2026Diagnosis Story: Megan, Mama Bear to Charlotte When uncertainty enters a pregnancy, the road ahead can feel overwhelming. Megan shares her family’s diagnosis story and the comfort of knowing they do not have to walk this journey alone. “After Charlotte measured a week behind at her anatomy scan, we had a follow-up ultrasound four weeks […]
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Raquel’s Story: A Full Time Medical Mama
March 20, 2026This past week, I was able to chat with Raquel Massey, one of our amazing Mama Bear Mentors, and learn more about her daughter, Jolene, and their journey with a diagnosis of Trisomy 18. Raquel never expected to become a medical mama, but she shares that it is not so different as you would expect. […]
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Kelley’s Story: Grace, Love, and Growth
February 27, 2026We love it when our mama bears share their story, and today, we have Kelley’s story sharing about her daughter Malia. Malia was Kelley’s second experience with a diagnosis of Trisomy 18. After a Trisomy loss at 15 weeks, Kelley learned that her daughter Malia would also have Trisomy 18. We treasure her experience, though […]
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Brooke’s Story: Immense Significance
October 8, 2025Our Mama Bear story today comes from Brooke, mother of Skylar who was born with Trisomy 18. Like many moms who receive a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis for their baby, she was pressured to abort her baby, because “there was no hope.” We find that there is beautiful hope in the moments mama bears get to […]
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ABIGAIL’S STORY: “I wouldn’t change a thing”
December 20, 2024June 3, 2024, I received a call from my OB’s nurse practitioner. I knew it was about the NIPT results but figured that it would just be her calling to confirm that the sneak peek test we had done at 6 weeks was correct and that it was in fact a baby boy. Little did […]
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Our Beliefs & Values
December 16, 2023Hope for Prenatal Diagnosis In light of recent news headlines detailing the difficult case of a family in Texas seeking an abortion after receiving a diagnosis of Trisomy 18, we feel it is appropriate to share our perspective and philosophy. We want people to know there is hope for a prenatal diagnosis. Our nonprofit ministry […]
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April’s Letter: To Thomas Henry
September 20, 2023Rather than our typical blog post sharing the overall story of a parent and their baby’s diagnosis, today’s blog post shares one of our Verity’s Village mother’s letter to her son. By her permission, we are allowed a window into her pregnancy, her special times with her son, and her choice to spend this time […]
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Elizabeth’s Story: Isaiah Still Speaks
April 3, 2023Verity’s Village parents are invited to share their stories and the stories of their children to be posted to our blog, and we have many parents who reach out to let their little lights shine. “Elizabeth’s Story: Isaiah Still Speaks” was provided to us this last month to share with our community, our village. We […]
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Kori’s Story: Jacklyn’s Journey
December 5, 2022Jacklyn’s Journey began in March of 2021 when we found out that we were pregnant with our 3rd baby girl. I went in for a regular anatomy ultrasound around 20 weeks, and it was discovered that our baby girl had some markers pointing to a possible genetic condition. She had a large hole in her […]
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