Stories of Lost Children
Heaven Bound Angel
by Breyanna Stratton, Michigan City, IN, U.S.A.
On June 28th, 2004. I found out I was pregnant with my first child. Being that I just turned 17 11 days before, I was kinda scared. IMe and my boyfriend told my mom and his parents( my dad was killed back in March, so I couldn't tell him). They didn't know what to think. On Aug 4, I had my first ultrasound. I was amazed. She looked perfect. she had long legs, and was very energetic. But she would never take her arms from the top of her head. On Sept. 1st I took my boyfriend to my OB for the first time. But this time I took an AFP test. I didn't think nothing of it because she looked healthy to me. On Sept. 10 My OB called me and told me he'd like to talk to me about my results. He told me not to worry some come back abnormal, and nothings worng. So he made us an appointment on the 14th to go to South Bend for a level 2 u/s. Me, my mom, my boyfriend and my friend all went up there. At the begining they asked us if we knew what we was having. We said no. Well she told us we we're having a girl. I WAS SOOO HAPPY. But I never knew my life could fall apart so fast. Not even 10 min after that she walked out and came back in with 2 more doctors. One doctor told me that my baby was dying. I thought he was playing because he didn't look to serious. Then he said what she had was incompatible with life. My daughter was diagnosed with Anencephaly. A common rare deformity which means basically the top her scalp didn't form which made it inpossible for her brain to fully form. He said she couldn't live outside of me. And that we have to decide to carry to term or interuppt the pregnancy. I didn't want to give her up just yet.
On Sept. 28th I got induced to give birth to my tiny angel. After 45hrs in labor, On Sept. 30th, 2004 at 7:29 a.m. I gave birth to a sleeping 6.3oz, 8 1/4in anencephalic baby girl named Emily Jo. Though I didn't get to hold you alive, those 7 hrs that I did get to hold you, you changed me forever. Mommy and Daddy love and miss you more then you could ever imagine. We love you Emily JO!!!
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