I am so excited! A couple of days ago, I signed up to do the March of Dimes March for Babies event in Dallas on Saturday, April 18th. I created a team named "Walking for Angelo and Daniella" in honor / memory of my friend Donna's babies.Donna was originally pregnant with quads but lost 2 of the babies early on. She then PPROM'ed (Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes) at 13 weeks but made it to ~27 weeks. She knew for quite some time that Angelo was not going to make it. It was his membranes that ruptured and unfortunately, his fluid did not replenish itself. We kept praying for a miracle but perhaps the miracle was that he was able to stay alive for as long as he did. He actually helped to save his sister's life since he was Baby A and blocked the cervix. He kept Daniella's (Baby B) membranes from rupturing and kept her alive.
The babies were born on January 28th and Angelo did live for a few hours. Donna and her husband, Joe, were able to spend time with him and say goodbye. Daniella is in the NICU still and has quite a haul ahead of her. She has episodes where she "forgets" to breath and the nurses have to nudge her to remind her to breath. So I believe that she is still intubated most of the time. She is just 3 pounds - so quite little.
If you would like to walk with us or donate to the cause, please check out out team's page: http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?SeId=651651&si=. I sincerely appreciate any support you can provide. This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart.
