Day 17
On Thanksgiving Day last year, November 24, 2011, I had been lying in a hospital bed for 17 days, hoping and praying that my babies would be able to continue to grow stronger. It was lonely. I slept...
View ArticleShutting Down – my 100th post
This is my 100th post. Yay! Pop the champagne! Very appropriately it is true to the overall nature of my blog. Surviving after the loss of a child. I wrote this a few days ago but I am glad I did...
View ArticleTTTS World Awareness Day – Dec 7th
Please share the word! Get your local news stations involved by sharing some of the PSAs and the Press Release that are posted on the TTTSFoundation.Org webpage. You can also get some really cool...
View ArticleWorld Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) Awareness Day – Awareness...
Don’t Forget to Light Your candles at 5:10 and 5:15 in all times zones! Each click equals one vote for me!The post World Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) Awareness Day – Awareness Saves...
View Article52 Hours
Two days ago (December 10th) was my twins’ first Birthday. Only one of them was here for us to celebrate with. Today is the one year anniversary of sweet Kathryn’s death. We had her in our world for...
View ArticleWhile Others Stand Still (TTTS Tuesday – Andrea)
Grief is a funny thing. Not ha ha funny, obviously, but in the way it impacts us. My loyal readers know that I am no stranger to grief, having lost my own daughter one year ago on the 12th. So when...
View ArticleWill I Ever Be Content?
I have been struggling a lot this last week. I don’t know why. Nothing in particular has triggered it, that I can think of beyond the fact that I miss my baby girl so, so much. I have so very much...
View ArticleBittersweet moments – TTTS Tuesday Special Edition
I have become close friends with several other moms who have lost one of their twins. One of those is Brooke, who lost one of her twins to TTTS. You can read Walker and Willis’s story here. I just...
View ArticleTTTS Symptoms
Today for TTTS Tuesday I want to focus on symptoms of TTTS. If you know anyone pregnant with identical twins, there ARE symptoms. I did not know this, yet I had 4 of the 5 symptoms below by 14 weeks...
View ArticleTTTS Awareness
I am following a theme of eco-friendly, green living, and recycling this week in honor of Earth Day, so I’m recycling some TTTS Awareness posts and images. The following information is copied directly...
View ArticleWorld TTTS Awareness Day – Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (#TTTS)
World TTTS Awareness Day 2013 Another year has passed and I’m not sure all that much has changed. Babies are still dying at alarming rates and so many babies are being born prematurely, some with...
View ArticleWhen the unexpected happens {TTTS}
I was cleaning out my email and I came across a trail o […] The post When the unexpected happens {TTTS} appeared first on No Holding Back.
View ArticleTwinless Twin {Wordless Wednesday}
The Twinless Twin Project – with images by Random […] The post Twinless Twin {Wordless Wednesday} appeared first on No Holding Back.
View ArticleDecember 7th is World #TTTS Awareness Day
Better late than never. I posted a bit on facebook toda […] The post December 7th is World #TTTS Awareness Day appeared first on No Holding Back.
View ArticleKathryn and Tiny’s Twin to Twin Transfusion Story
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared about Tw […] The post Kathryn and Tiny’s Twin to Twin Transfusion Story appeared first on No Holding Back.
View ArticleCall for Submissions!
I have made a valiant effort the last three years to try to bring awareness to Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) through a weekly series – TTTS Tuesday. In these, I shared stories about TTTS...
View ArticleCameron and Cole {TTTS Tuesday}
Jodie and I connected through the TTTS Survivors with Guardian Angels group. Someone asked me one time what that means. It means we have one twin that survived, and one twin that is the surviving...
View ArticleNational Wear Red for Healthy Hearts Day 2015
If you’ve been following this blog, or if you’re involved with ANY of the TTTS Facebook groups, you know Marcel and his adorable girls, Kiera and Charlie. If you’ve been following their story, you know...
View ArticleMicah and Spencer’s Story
Melissa was so sweet when she sent me her story. She said that March 5th is the boys birthday, and if I could, it would mean a lot to have their story around that day. Of COURSE I could share it this...
View ArticleThe TTTS Support Team Annual Fundraiser
In 2011 a group of parents of identical twins started banding together, united in the grief over the death of their child(ren) due to Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome – TTTS. We had firsthand...
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