Cuando llegue el momento nos reconoceremos. Te amamos. Siempre. -Papá y mamá María lives in Montevideo, Uruguay, with her husband, Vittorio. As a little girl, María had always dreamed of becoming an architect, and, for a while, she was living her dream. But, in 2017, when her first child, Francisco, suffered from severe brain damage due to HIE at birth, […]
Michelle’s HIE journey has come with more than its fair share of obstacles—not only does her daughter, Briana, have a severe outcome, but she has also had to navigate the world of taking care of a medically complex child as a single mother. Yet, while there were days where Michelle just felt too alone, and everything seemed too overwhelming to […]
Jennifer had come to love the life she had built—she was doing research in chemical engineering, a field she was deeply passionate about, studying to land her dream job of becoming a lecturer, and finally en route to giving her daughter Izzy a sibling. But, in November 2019, with the birth of Charlotte, Jennifer’s life as she knew it changed […]
“To parents who have recently experienced an HIE event with their new baby—I am so very sorry that you and your baby are going through this. I want to share with you the best thing that I learned to be true. In those first days, your touch, voice, and fierce unconditional love is what makes your baby’s heart full. You […]
“Love is a song that never ends, one simple theme repeating. Like the voice of a heavenly choir, love’s sweet music flows on.” -From Disney’s Bambi Michelle currently resides in Colorado, where her husband works for the military. In 2020, when she became a mother for the first time, Michelle was overjoyed at the prospect of watching her daughter grow […]
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