Families for HoPE is excited to welcome all newly expectant moms and dads with an HPE diagnosis to our 2024 Wednesday Night Check-In on Zoom!
She is not broken She does not need fixing
Guest Author: Melissa, Isaiah’s mom Our journey started on January 11, 2016 when we found out we we were pregnant with Isaiah. When I was 18 weeks, my primary OBGYN noticed something wrong with Isaiah’s head. He wasn’t sure what was going on, so he sent us to a maternal fetal medicine specialist. This doctor …
Category: Embrace the Journey, Guest Authors Tags: #familiesforhope, #holoprosencephaly #hope, #sharingHoPE, awareness, Carter Centers, diagnosis, disability, Embrace the Journey, family, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, prenatal, special needs
A mother and her son’s journey with Treacher Collins Syndrome and HPE
Category: Embrace the Journey, Guest Authors Tags: #familiesforhope, #gotHoPE, #sharingHoPE, awareness, conference, diagnosis, happy, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, prenatal, treacher collins
By Amy L. Springer, Guest Author I learned that I was pregnant February 24, 1994. I had a sonogram like normal and all was good. I later started to have problems with bleeding, so we did another sonogram, which showed the baby to have a “lemon-shaped head” and I had placenta previa so a follow …
Category: Guest Authors Tags: #holoprosencephaly #hope, diagnosis, disability, Embrace the Journey, happy, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, journey, laughter, special needs
Through Anchors of HoPE, you can offer comfort to a pregnant mother following a prenatal diagnosis of HPE
By Michelle Alexander I can pick a time in my life when I felt as though the world had stopped turning. When time seemed to slow down to the point of hearing my own heart beat, loud and clear as if it were a base drum methodically beating inside of my ear. Then the feeling …
Tag: diagnosis
HoPE in the Waiting for Expectant Parents
Posted: January 17, 2024 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Families for HoPE is excited to welcome all newly expectant moms and dads with an HPE diagnosis to our 2024 Wednesday Night Check-In on Zoom!
Category: Prenatal Diagnosis Tags: dad, diagnosis, holoprosencephaly, mom, pregnancy, prenatal, seeking hope, support
Not Broken
Posted: July 3, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
She is not broken She does not need fixing
Category: Inspiration Tags: #familiesforhope, #sharingHoPE, diagnosis, disability, Embrace the Journey, family, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE
Never Lose HoPE
Posted: July 30, 2018 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Guest Author: Melissa, Isaiah’s mom Our journey started on January 11, 2016 when we found out we we were pregnant with Isaiah. When I was 18 weeks, my primary OBGYN noticed something wrong with Isaiah’s head. He wasn’t sure what was going on, so he sent us to a maternal fetal medicine specialist. This doctor …
Category: Embrace the Journey, Guest Authors Tags: #familiesforhope, #holoprosencephaly #hope, #sharingHoPE, awareness, Carter Centers, diagnosis, disability, Embrace the Journey, family, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, prenatal, special needs
Having HoPE will give you courage
Posted: March 7, 2018 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
A mother and her son’s journey with Treacher Collins Syndrome and HPE
Category: Embrace the Journey, Guest Authors Tags: #familiesforhope, #gotHoPE, #sharingHoPE, awareness, conference, diagnosis, happy, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, prenatal, treacher collins
There is always HoPE
Posted: January 13, 2018 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
By Amy L. Springer, Guest Author I learned that I was pregnant February 24, 1994. I had a sonogram like normal and all was good. I later started to have problems with bleeding, so we did another sonogram, which showed the baby to have a “lemon-shaped head” and I had placenta previa so a follow …
Category: Guest Authors Tags: #holoprosencephaly #hope, diagnosis, disability, Embrace the Journey, happy, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, journey, laughter, special needs
How your donation provides hope to pregnant moms
Posted: December 1, 2015 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Through Anchors of HoPE, you can offer comfort to a pregnant mother following a prenatal diagnosis of HPE
Category: #GivingTuesday, Anchors of HoPE, Fundraising Tags: blanket, diagnosis, hug, prenatal
When My World Stopped Turning
Posted: October 30, 2012 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
By Michelle Alexander I can pick a time in my life when I felt as though the world had stopped turning. When time seemed to slow down to the point of hearing my own heart beat, loud and clear as if it were a base drum methodically beating inside of my ear. Then the feeling …
Category: Guest Authors, Inspiration, Perspectives Tags: diagnosis, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, hydrocephalus, ultrasound