“This is a different birth story that I could never have predicted. A story that tested my faith and my character. A story that prevented me from experiencing a full pregnancy. A story that robbed me of a beautiful birth that I really wanted to experience again. A beautiful birth, which he too deserved, a European experience like I had with my first child. A birth that I promised my daughter because I wanted her to see how beautiful the birth must have been. I felt betrayed and deprived of everything a mother should feel when giving birth. I felt anger, shame, guilt and deep sadness because everything was out of my control and there was no turning back. Because I had unanswered questions, because I felt like I had let him down, the last six months have been the hardest of my life. I’ve shed more tears than in my entire life. A mighty warrior grew within me and he turned me into a warrior. Born at 28 weeks and weighing just 2.1 pounds, our boy fought the big fight and he won it. Their purpose is great and their mission paramount. He’s just a fighter looking to get going.”
We are in it with all our hearts Elizabeth and her husband Patrick. We send you love and light in these dark times!