PARENTS FIND HOPE AND PURPOSE, INSPITE OF BEING GIVEN NONE
Members of the medical community still say HPE is incompatible with life, but our stories say otherwise.
Michelle Modula Duffo and her husband Jose had tried to get pregnant for seven years, before turning to IVF. Michelle and Jose were thrilled with the success of the process and looked forward to welcoming their child.
Posted: November 4, 2025 by lyndot71
Vote for Your Favorite Halloween Costume Contest Cutie!
Join the fun and give hope and support to a family when they need it most! Visit gogophotocontest.com/familiesforhope to cast your vote today. Whether you vote for a spooky ghost or a dazzling fairy princess your support will bring a family miles of smiles and joy. You will also receive a dazzling, hope-filled DIY Bead …
Posted: June 7, 2025 by lyndot71
Meet Autumn Brandt – Dedicated Mom and FFH Volunteer
Posted: February 6, 2025 by lyndot71
Thank you, Donors, For Sharing the Hope in Holoprosencephaly
We at Families for HoPE are sincerely thankful for the donations received last week during “Send the Love,” the micro-giving campaign by Scott Swan and WTHR Channel 13 (NBC) in Indianapolis. We were honored to be spotlighted as the designated charity for the campaign January 27th through 31st, during which 80 Central Indiana donors gave …
Posted: November 8, 2024 by lyndot71
We’re Better Together – Giving Tuesday, December 3rd
Do you remember a time when everything changed? You had just heard the word “holoprosencephaly” or the phrase “incompatible with life,” and you were given no hope for your beloved child. At that moment and, perhaps, for some time afterward, you were confused, afraid, and alone. Until… You found Families for HoPE. You were welcomed …
Posted: March 28, 2024 by lyndot71
Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories
A dad has special dreams of enjoying good times with their son – from pitching a baseball or football or walking the dog together to hitting the local skateboard park. No dad envisions their son receiving a life-changing diagnosis or almost losing that beloved child twice.
Posted: March 27, 2024 by lyndot71
Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories
Our daughter Grace Inez was a blue-eyed beauty with long eyelashes, perfect eyebrows, and the cutest dimple in her chin. Her captivating smile lit up every room she was in. Her laugh was contagious, and her sweet voice was music to our ears.
Posted: March 26, 2024 by lyndot71
Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories
A Life Well Lived, A Legacy of Love Written By Lauren Edwards The Beginning Collins Monroe Brown changed the world more in her few short years on earth than many of us can even hope to in an entire lifetime. Collins was our first child and was born January 27, 2019. At the 20-week anatomy …
Posted: March 25, 2024 by lyndot71
Celebrating HPE Awareness Week, Sharing Our Families’ Stories
PARENTS FIND HOPE AND PURPOSE, INSPITE OF BEING GIVEN NONE
Members of the medical community still say HPE is incompatible with life, but our stories say otherwise.
Michelle Modula Duffo and her husband Jose had tried to get pregnant for seven years, before turning to IVF. Michelle and Jose were thrilled with the success of the process and looked forward to welcoming their child.
Posted: September 29, 2023 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Cuz You Love Me
Monique Melendez, an HPE mom and singer/songwriter from South Carolina, has released a new single!
Posted: July 27, 2023 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
HoPE Nominations
Is there someone you know who radiates hope? Someone who makes hope contagious? Nominate a parent, caregiver or individual who exemplifies what it means to hope