Barbara and Barry are both professors at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. In September of 2015, Barbara and Barry were excitedly anticipating the birth of their first two grandchildren, Leah and Elana. As parents to Becky, they were overwhelmed with joy, not only that she would be starting the wonderful new journey of […]
Even before becoming HIE parents, Lisa and Rob were people who embraced the unknowns and followed their hearts, in spite of future uncertainty. Lisa grew up in Washington State, while Rob grew up in England, almost half a world away. They met at a backyard wedding in Washington, where they both experienced love at first sight, which seemed like it […]
Danielle lives in Southeast Wisconsin with her husband, Jonathan, and their three children, Jeremiah, Elizabeth, and Benjamin. Even though their first two children were approaching the double digits in age, Danielle and Jonathan knew they had more love to give another child. When Danielle found out she was pregnant in 2019, she was ecstatic that she would be able to […]
Abigail lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho with her husband, Kendall, and five children. Her two boys are fourteen and twelve years old, while her three girls are eight, six, and one. Because Abigail’s pregnancies and hospital deliveries with her four older children were all uneventful, Abigail never imagined anything would go wrong during the delivery of her fifth child, Luthien […]
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