Six years ago, I listened to a doctor tell me my baby had hydrops. But, I didn’t know what that meant really. It meant that a writhing 48 hours later we would lose our little girl. I was seven months pregnant. My niece and I were one week apart with our babies. I had friends who were pregnant with me. It was my first pregnancy, and I had no idea what was happening. So, when there were problems or differences, I just thought, I will deal with it and fix them, like I always do. There was no fixing her. The onset of knowledge of the additional fluid and the loss of Camille was ten days apart. Ten days of tragic loss, coupled with a rebounding life, when we thought she just had Down Syndrome. She would be fine and we would love her and help her live her best life. God had other plans. She would have struggled; requiring two surgeries immediately after birth. Her tummy and her heart. I had to beg a specialist doctor to see me and ...
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