These journal entries are my thoughts through pregnancy, birth, and death of a Trisomy 18 Baby. I was wrapped up in painful, incredible grief, constant tears, and I was lost in the utter despair of receiving the doctor's diagnosis of "incompatible with life".
This is how I climbed out of the pit and found peace and hope in the midst of the storm. To quote one excerpt from 10/21/07, "Have you ever felt a storm of emotions raging within your soul? That unimaginable phone call from a doctor in which that precious life that God created now balances between life and death. Percentages and medical statistics now ring in your ears as the tears well up inside… Tears that continuously flow as you think the unthinkable about your baby's recent diagnosis. You desperately search the Internet for answers which helplessly brings you back to percentages and medical statistics. As the walls of hope seem to close in on you, where do you turn? Well, it didn't take me long to quit looking towards doctors and Internet stories for answers, and get on my knees and cry out to Jesus. Only trust in the Lord can provide you with great comfort and strength in times of trouble."
I encourage you to read to the end and you will find the true miracle through Brielle Alana Boothby.