Author: Mariah Wheeler

Rachel and her husband Levi lived every parent’s worst nightmare. Their bright 6-year-old Kinnady was suddenly fighting for her life. Somehow, the little girl contracted bacterial meningitis, an infection causing inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Rachel and Levi sat in the hospital with their very sick little girl, most likely fearing the worst. Meanwhile, a call to friends and family went up on Facebook, asking everyone to pray and help out in any way they could. In order to definitively diagnose bacterial meningitis and identify which strain of bacteria is to blame, doctors needed to…

One of the best parts of a pregnancy for parents is getting to see the baby on the ultrasound. Every visit just gets better and better. As the weeks go by, the baby grows from a tiny little thing into an active baby who is ready to come into the world. When Natasha Gent and her husband Ashley went to their 20-week ultrasound appointment the technician saw wisps of hair around their daughter’s head and predicted that she would be born with something unusual. First-time mum Natasha was told at her 20-week scan that she was expecting a baby with…