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Lisa

11/15/2016

 
“The doctors didn’t think I could get pregnant at all because I had gone through several rounds of fertility treatments with no success, but when I was 33 years old, I became pregnant with triplets. I was scared at first because I was having multiples, but then I truly embraced it. Taylor, Jordan, and Kirsten were born 10 weeks ahead of schedule and spent their first 5 weeks in the NICU. Then, when they were released---well, nothing could have prepared me for bringing home three babies. I didn’t get more than three hours of sleep a night for the first year. Fortunately, I was younger then, so I could handle it --- I’m sure I couldn’t do that now!
 
“I felt both blessed and overwhelmed to be the mother of triplets. I stayed home with the babies, extended family pitched in, and my husband worked two jobs to provide for us. I knew from the beginning that Kirsten had some issues, but when she was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy at 5 months of age, the pain in my heart was almost unbearable. There was guilt too, wondering whether I should have had the fertility treatments and whether her problems were my fault.
 
“The triplets are 19 years old now. There have been many hardships along the way---surgeries, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and more---but I’m thankful for my wonderful children. Every night as I lay my head on the pillow, I ask God for strength and thank him for every blessing. I’m especially thankful for Kirsten’s great attitude and her amazing compassion for other people.”

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