Tag: #sharingHoPE
Written by Roxanne Steele Growing up in Indiana in the 1970’s and 80’s, I have to admit I never encountered many people who were different. Yes different races and economic factors but not anyone with any real disability.
She is not broken She does not need fixing
By Heather Rinard The blades of the grass softly whispered their song in my ear, as I laid sprawled out on the checkered cloth, enjoying our teddy bear picnic. Momma made our childhood magical. From tea parties in the garden, family night games of drawing in the dark and Red hots in our hot cocoa …
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
Please enjoy this YouTube video created by Rob Myers, Gabby’s dad, on #GivingTuesday. Thank you so much to Rob, Heidi, and Gabby for your commitment, support, and inspiration.
Thank you to Barb Brown for your $15 donation to Families for HoPE on #GivingTuesday! Thank you to Jane Merdic for your $15 donation on #GivingTuesday to Families for HoPE. So pleased and grateful to Mary Gamache for your $100 donation to Families for HoPE on this #GivingTuesday! Thank you so much to Betsy Jochner …
Feel free to be creative and create your own sign or you can download and print a givingTuesday unselfie template here! Please send your #unselfie to info@FamiliesforHoPE.org, so that we can add your unselfie to our page!
(Written by Michelle Alexander) 13 years ago, I laid bleeding to death. I had just seen my only baby girl for the first time without the fuzziness of an ultrasound. She was beautiful. For 7 hours, I laid in recovery while my body threaten to give up. Thinking of the only real picture I had …
Tag: #sharingHoPE
Roxanne Steele
Posted: July 22, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Written by Roxanne Steele Growing up in Indiana in the 1970’s and 80’s, I have to admit I never encountered many people who were different. Yes different races and economic factors but not anyone with any real disability.
Category: Guest Authors, Inspiration Tags: #holoprosencephaly #hope, #sharingHoPE, awareness, disability, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, life, special needs
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
My Amazing life, at least it is to me!
Posted: March 25, 2019 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
By Heather Rinard The blades of the grass softly whispered their song in my ear, as I laid sprawled out on the checkered cloth, enjoying our teddy bear picnic. Momma made our childhood magical. From tea parties in the garden, family night games of drawing in the dark and Red hots in our hot cocoa …
Category: Embrace the Journey, Perspectives Tags: #familiesforhope, #gotHoPE, #holoprosencephaly #hope, #sharingHoPE, disability, family, holoprosencephaly awareness week, siblings, special needs
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
HoPE and the One Percenters
Posted: December 3, 2014 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Please enjoy this YouTube video created by Rob Myers, Gabby’s dad, on #GivingTuesday. Thank you so much to Rob, Heidi, and Gabby for your commitment, support, and inspiration.
Category: #GivingTuesday, Grief, Inspiration Tags: #familiesforhope, #givingtuesday, #gotHoPE, #sharingHoPE, gabby, holoprosencephaly, one percent, video
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Posted: December 2, 2014 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Thank you to Barb Brown for your $15 donation to Families for HoPE on #GivingTuesday! Thank you to Jane Merdic for your $15 donation on #GivingTuesday to Families for HoPE. So pleased and grateful to Mary Gamache for your $100 donation to Families for HoPE on this #GivingTuesday! Thank you so much to Betsy Jochner …
Category: #GivingTuesday, Fundraising Tags: #givingtuesday, #sharingHoPE, holoprosencephaly, HoPE, HPE, thanks
We need your #unselfie for #GivingTuesday!
Posted: December 2, 2014 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Feel free to be creative and create your own sign or you can download and print a givingTuesday unselfie template here! Please send your #unselfie to info@FamiliesforHoPE.org, so that we can add your unselfie to our page!
Category: #GivingTuesday, Holidays Tags: #holoprosencephaly #hope, #sharingHoPE, #unselfie, givingtuesday
Faces of HoPE
Posted: March 16, 2014 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Category: Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week Tags: #sharingHoPE, awareness, holoprosencephaly, HoPE
Meet Abigail
Posted: March 14, 2014 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
(Written by Michelle Alexander) 13 years ago, I laid bleeding to death. I had just seen my only baby girl for the first time without the fuzziness of an ultrasound. She was beautiful. For 7 hours, I laid in recovery while my body threaten to give up. Thinking of the only real picture I had …
Category: Guest Authors, Holoprosencephaly Awareness Week Tags: #sharingHoPE, abigail, awareness, holoprosencephaly, HoPE