"Maybe you were given this mountain to show others it can be moved."

✶ 26-week gestation miracle
✶ 100+ Day NICU warrior
✶ Global Developmental Delay

“In a field of roses, she is a wildflower.”

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  • What if?

    What if you just need to cry? What if you just need to write? “But what will I say when I’m held to the flame?” What if everyone who meets your daughter has been left with a question mark? What if you’re not only navigating new jargon, but realizing you’re navigating a new life? What…

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  • Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis

    April 9, 2024 Dear Emersyn, We sat in the parking lot today. And I just cried. I wasn’t able to call Talon just yet, respectfully being in academy. I waited around to see if he’d be near his phone, just in case. It feels like I have the wind knocked out of me. I cry…

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  • Why a train?

    They say a journey by train offers uniqueness like no other journey. When Emersyn was first born at 26-weeks gestation, we knew we had a long NICU journey ahead. Immediately it was associated as a train ride for me. The length, the uphill mountains, the milestones, the views. While new for our family, this journey…

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