Posted on 10/28/2021 9:59:47 AM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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I was in the dark shadows of the ultrasound room when I first heard the words “incompatible with life.” I didn’t understand. He was already alive. I could see his tiny heart beating on the screen. What followed was a flurry of phone calls and doctor appointments and second opinions and more ultrasounds, all of which confirmed the news that my son had Trisomy 18, a life-threatening condition that is usually fatal before birth or within the first year of life.
I was devastated. But I also knew without even the slightest doubt that I wanted to give my baby every chance modern medicine could provide. I underestimated, however, how hard it would be to find a doctor who supported my choice.
The profession certainly made it clear that it supported the choice to terminate. I was still reeling from the ultrasound when the doctor who delivered the news began pressuring me to have a possibly risky and invasive amniocentesis – a procedure to remove some of the amniotic fluid that protects the baby – just hours later. When I declined, the doctor pressed harder, saying further testing was needed to have more "choices." Instead, that day my husband and I gave the baby his name, which is Hebrew for “gift from God.”
In the weeks that followed, a parade of doctors pushed a slew of tests on me. For more choices – that was always their justification. Never mind that I had already made my choice, they only seemed determined to change it. Not once did I hear the words I so craved: “Don’t worry about it. What do you want to do? I will help you.”
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My heart goes out to someone who is told their unborn child has a Trisomy diagnosis.
I gave birth to a child born with Trisomy 13 and I thank God my doctor was pro-life. He did NOT once bring up abortion and neither did any of his staff or staff at the hospital where I was going for fetal monitoring prior to birth. What I learned was many more doctors and the staff were pro-life.
This was over 25 years ago and I just can’t imagine the pressure now to abort. We had an hour with him after his birth before he passed away. No regrets.
I lost a niece to this. She also was born and passed in the arms of her loving parents. She has a twin that is growing up healthy and strong.
Uplifting read, thanks for posting.
My wife and I were given a similar diagnosis for one of our daughters. We refused the amniocenesis so the guess of ‘trisomy 18’ was based on 2nd level ultrasounds comparing head circumference to thigh length and a few other measurements. For months trisomy 18 was the expectation until the end when they ‘back off from that assessment.’ To their credit no involved medical professional ever suggested ‘termination’ nor would we have followed such a suggestion anyway.
She was small at birth and is still of small stature but is a smart, active and healthy pre-teen now.
Your daughter is a precious gift from God. God bless her!!
So sorry for the loss of your niece and glad to hear her twin is thriving.
Always choose life.
Life is precious. Life deserves every chance.
“Naked I came into this world, and naked I will leave. The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!”
- Job 1:21
I never knew the power behind what Job said in that scripture until personal tragedy struck my family. It took years for me to get it. To praise God regardless of situation is paramount. Life isn’t fair even (especially) to those who believe in Him. But our time and circumstances here are only temporary. Our praise to Him is eternal.
Our Trisomy 21 baby died at 26 weeks. We gave him his name too: Dexter.
I think it depends on where you are. Here in SC, nobody pressured abortion at all. Maybe it’s different with some of the other Trisomy conditions.
So sorry for your loss. It’s heartening to hear that the staff was supportive and you had time with your precious baby boy.
Thank you.
So sorry for your loss.
Sorry for the loss of your niece, but glad to hear her parents were given time to hold their baby girl.
May God continue to bless her and her family. They are certainly having a positive impact on the world.
Thank you for telling your story so that others can read it.
Some doctors and nurses try pushing risky tests, especially after a certain age, and even those tests can be wrong sometimes.
THank you. Yours also.
The following year, my wife gave birth to a perfect, beautiful baby boy. I didn’t believe it was going to be real until I held him for the first time. He’ll be 5 on Monday. He includes Dexter in his prayers every night.
God bless your family. So sorry for the loss of your baby boy.
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