“This is a story about my 16-year-old daughter. Our story begins before she was born. She was already a special kid before she arrived in
“March 29th, 2018, my oldest son turned one. My husband and I decided then we wanted to have another baby. Three months later we got
“5 months ago, this was me in the ICU because of a Tampon. I almost lost my life. It brings me to tears looking at
“Every morning since I have returned to work, I have a ritual. I sit at my desk, log onto my computer, check my voicemails and
“My world turned upside down with one phone call. Because of it, I am constantly battling to not hate the life I have. My healthy,
“I have avoided this post for awhile, it is long but I promise it is important. I would like to share with you the worst
“I had been praying for a baby for over ten years. Ten. I married a man who had a vasectomy and then we paid an
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“Adoption was never my lifelong dream. In fact, I had never considered it as a child. I didn’t really know anyone who spoke openly of