“Every time we’re out and a stranger compliments how big and beautiful her eyes are, I have a mental debate on whether or not I should mention her defect. I decide no, smile and say thank you. I’m always left with a weird feeling. I just pray she’ll always know how beautiful she is.”
“I remember thinking, ‘This is it. This is our only hope.'”
“It was then that I understood depression. I was completely overwhelmed. I was getting frustrated with my daughter who couldn’t help or control anything she was doing or what was happening to her. I felt crazy.”
“She was 2 years old and only weighed about 15 pounds. She could hardly stand on her own, let alone walk.”
“We found out this was a spontaneous condition. Just 4 months in, our world came crashing down all over again.”
“Some mama’s go home with only scars and no baby in their arms. For the ‘one’ wishing, hoping, praying for her miracle, this is for you.”
“I could not believe it. I was sobbing and couldn’t believe this was real life.”
“I said the hardest word I’ve ever had to say: okay. As they stopped compressions and the beeping slowed to a stop, I sang, ‘You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.’ I knew I had to do something. I refused to let her light stop shining.”
“That’s when the lady broke heart-wrenching news to my wife.”
“‘Sure baby, I’ll pick you up after school.’ My daughter’s sinus infection was anything but.”
