How our son will live on

Article Abstract:

The Kelly's son, Hunter, was born with a rare, terminal illness called infantile Krabbe's disease, which is caused by the absence of an enzyme needed to produce the myelin sheath surrounding brain cells. The affliction causes the brain deterioration and death before the age of two.

Author: Bartocci, Barbara, Kelly, Jill
Family, Terminally ill children, Kelly, Jim (English novelist)

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"Our little Christmas blessings." (the birth of twins)

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A woman gives birth to twins 51 weeks after losing her first set of twins, who were born prematurely. She had used fertility drugs to get pregnant both times and feared throughout her second pregnancy that it would also end prematurely.

Author: Bartocci, Barbara, Lewis, Norma
Pregnant women

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Our 15-ounce daughter

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A mother was devastated and frightened when her daughter was born 17 weeks premature. The infant experienced some rough moments, but managed to beat the odds and win her battle for survival.

Author: Ulrich, Lynda M.
Infants (Premature), Premature infants

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Premature birth
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