Living With Purpose
March and April are always pretty difficult months for me. It’s March for Babies time, and I am dedicated and committed to raising as much money as I can each year. But with this responsibility (and let it be known, this is my passion, but I also consider it a responsibility, which I’ll explain) comes […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared about Twin To Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) on my blog. Since that’s why it all began, it seems only right to share periodically. Additionally, the TTTS Support Team is trying to raise some funding for some projects, and I’d like to highlight their efforts. (More on them at the […]
Originally posted on Jan 22, 2013. I mentioned last month that I wanted to weave in stories of the amazing TTTS mothers and some of the accomplishments that have come from their grief of losing one or both babies. If you have been following my blog for awhile, you may remember my involvement with Teeny […]
I am following a theme of eco-friendly, green living, and recycling this week in honor of Earth Day, so I’m recycling some TTTS Awareness posts and images. The following information is copied directly from the American Pregnancy Association. Does the mother have any signs of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome? A mother whose twins have […]
As is the case with any of the TTTS moms I have become friends with, I met Wendy through the TTTS Grief Support Group, or maybe it was the Survivors with Guardian Angels. Either way, we both lost one twin and got to take one twin home. Wendy has taken her story and written a […]
Today for TTTS Tuesday I want to focus on symptoms of TTTS. If you know anyone pregnant with identical twins, there ARE symptoms. I did not know this, yet I had 4 of the 5 symptoms below by 14 weeks gestation, which I blew off and just assumed it was from having two babies in […]
Sharing the stories of other mothers who have gone through the nightmare of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) can be so incredibly heartbreaking. But we do it for awareness. And the hope that the awareness we are sharing may help save even ONE family from the heartbreak we have experienced is good enough! And […]
I have become close friends with several other moms who have lost one of their twins. One of those is Brooke, who lost one of her twins to TTTS. You can read Walker and Willis’s story here. I just wanted to dedicate today to Walker and his angel twin Willis as they celebrate their birthday. […]
Melissa was so sweet when she sent me her story. She said that March 5th is the boys 6th birthday, and if I could, it would mean a lot to have their story today. Of COURSE I could! A bittersweet birthday, one here, one in heaven, but we celebrate both boys! What struck me when […]
Jodie and I connected through the TTTS Survivors with Guardian Angels group. Someone asked me one time what that means. It means we have one twin that survived, and one twin that is the surviving twins guardian angel. Just like Kathryn is to Tiny, Cole is to Cameron. Jodie’s angel baby, Cole, also the recipient, […]
Jodie and I connected through the TTTS Survivors with Guardian Angels group. Someone asked me one time what that means. It means we have one twin that survived, and one twin that is the surviving twins guardian angel. Just like Kathryn is to Tiny, Cole is to Cameron. Jodie’s angel baby, Cole, also the recipient, […]
I have been so inspired by the mothers who have lost and yet give back so much. This week is no different. Emily really made an impression on me because rather than letting her grief from losing her identical twin daughters completely consume her, she began a photo project in their honor. I know so […]
Today I am sharing the story of Barbra and her twins, who are both TTTS angels. To tell her story, Barbra provided her journal entries from her pregnancy. It is a very sad story and a reminder of why it is so important that we continue to raise awareness and fight for a cure! June […]
I mentioned in my last TTTS Tuesday that I wanted to highlight some of the TTTS Mothers who have taken their loss and turned it into something amazing. I highlighted Andrea and her project to collect Molly Bears for moms with empty arms. After I lost Kathryn I started looking into support groups on Facebook. […]
