Actress Angelina Jolie revealed May 13 in the New York Times that she quietly had a preventive double mastectomy after a genetic test showed she carries a mutation in the hereditary breast/ovarian cancer gene BRCA1.
Seven precious hours
March 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Hello! So, I’ve been meaning to write this for the last four years, but in all honesty, time has gotten away from me. I figured better late than never. My only request is that you please pass this on to the nurses in the NICU, even if they don’t remember my story or my daughter, [...]
Child with Down syndrome is a special blessing
February 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
A lot of people have been starting to ask me about my pregnancy and how I’ve dealt with learning about Isaiah’s diagnosis. We did not know prenatally that Isaiah had Down syndrome.
My 2q23.1 Miracle Child!
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is a story of a remarkable child named Owen. He was born via planned C-section with no major complications at birth.
A Q & A with Dr. Haynes Robinson: Doctor talks about genetics, mummies, an 800-pound gorilla and more
February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dr. Haynes Robinson talks about his 50-year career, genetics, mummies, an 800-pound gorilla and his advice to doctors just starting out.
Akron Children’s well worth the long drive
February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Fourteen years ago I was a young mother of my first child. After an emergency c-section, Kegan was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital for respiratory problems.
