My Child, My Gift:
A Positive Response to Serious Prenatal Diagnosis
A well-researched yet easily understandable, positive guide when you need to make sense out of what seems to be senseless.
"If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hope."
---Clement of Alexandria
I am glad that we gave our child the chance he deserved. Today, Mikey is an amazing boy, doing all the normal things that kids do. If we didn’t tell someone about his “problem” they would never know that he wasn’t “normal.” Mikey has brought a joy to our lives that we never knew before. Even if Mikey had not made it, I could live with myself as I did everything possible to leave matters in God's hands. It was a maternal decision. I am responsible as his mother for giving him every opportunity possible. I am responsible for protecting this child as I am pregnant with him. What is the value of each life? God makes those decisions. He decides how long you are going to live. There is a reason for that baby being there. Mikey opened so many closed doors. He made me a more compassionate person. I don't look at situations the way I used to. You really understand the value of life and the value of each day after you go through something like this. I was listening to a country western song about a guy who gets diagnosed with something or other. He said, "Wouldn't it be great if everyone lived life like it was their last day?" That makes sense to me. We don't know how many days we have with Mikey so we try to make each day an incredible day. (Jennifer, mom of Mikey who was born with cloacal exstrophy)
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