I have a friend who is a way better blogger/writer than I ever will be. If you don't pee your pants laughing or cry tears of joy and sadness for her something is wrong with you. Check her out here: http://www.jennepper.com/ and I promise you, you will thank me later.
Last summer, Jen & Mark decided to add to their family and after a successful FET they found out they would be having identical twins. Unfortunately, her pregnancy wasn’t all roses & sunshine – there were lots of concerns and doctors and drama. In the end, Jen ended up in the hospital around 32 weeks with hopes of seeing her girls very soon. A c-section was scheduled and the wait began.
Things went wrong. Very wrong. The girls were born via emergency C-section on December 29, 2010. Itty Bitty Baby, Ainsley, was small but mighty and taken straight to the NICU. Hog Baby, Evelyn, was just as beautiful but born perfectly still.
Ainsley is a fighter. A beautiful little girl who is surrounded by so much love, hope and prayers. She has been through a lot in her short little life – including spine surgery, G-tube surgery and most recently a tracheotomy.
Things went wrong. Very wrong. The girls were born via emergency C-section on December 29, 2010. Itty Bitty Baby, Ainsley, was small but mighty and taken straight to the NICU. Hog Baby, Evelyn, was just as beautiful but born perfectly still.
Ainsley is a fighter. A beautiful little girl who is surrounded by so much love, hope and prayers. She has been through a lot in her short little life – including spine surgery, G-tube surgery and most recently a tracheotomy.
The road ahead is long and her family has been adjusting to their “new normal” that includes 2 full time working parents, spending time with Olivia and spending whatever time they can with Ainsley along with countless hours in the car coming to and from all of these places.
Who knows what the future holds, all we can do is focus on the now.
When someone is hurting, or in need, as friends we want to do SOMETHING. If we could take away their pain and their hurt we would, but since we can't we typically try to fill their bellies and put a smile on their face in any way possible.
Myself along with several other "in real life" friends have put together a fundraiser dinner & Reverse Raffle where 100% of the profit will benefit the Knepper family. We spent this morning working out details and honestly being overwhelmed with everyone's generosity so far.
There will be food, booze, reverse raffles, live entertainment, lots of goodies to be raffled off with a side of relaxation.
The event is planned for Saturday July 23rd in Northeast Ohio.
There will be food, booze, reverse raffles, live entertainment, lots of goodies to be raffled off with a side of relaxation.
The event is planned for Saturday July 23rd in Northeast Ohio.
You can check out all the info and buy tickets before they are gone here:
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