Your donations support life-saving programs at CHRISTUS Children’s In 2017, Rebekah Jowers was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a hormone imbalance disorder that causes small cysts to form on the ovaries and was told it would be difficult to ever become pregnant. Nevertheless, Rebekah and her fiancé, Logan, were eager… Continue Reading →
Jacob and Libby Eubank were overjoyed to learn they were pregnant with their second child. Their excitement grew when they knew they were having a boy to round out their little family. “We already had a little girl, so knowing we were having a little boy was just perfect,” said Jacob. “I would have been… Continue Reading →
Casey Vanderstoep was excited to be a first-time mom.It was the middle of the pandemic, so her husband, Peter, was not able to attend on the day of her first ultrasound. During her appointment, Casey was surprised to learn she was not having one baby – she was having two.
Kaitlyn and Stewart Skloss were excited about the prospect of giving their only child, Ella, a younger sibling. After all, they always wanted a house full of kids and are hoping for as many as five, so learning Kaitlyn was pregnant was welcome news. When she was 28 weeks along, Kaitlyn had an anatomy scan,… Continue Reading →
Karina Gonzalez and her husband, Isaac, were excited about having a third child to round out their family. Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine having twins. Karina’s pregnancy was uneventful – something she was grateful for, especially after experiencing a miscarriage and a difficult pregnancy with her last child. She and her husband… Continue Reading →
In November of 2017, Anna and Stephen Heimbecker found out their family was growing by two tiny feet. They never anticipated just how tiny those feet would be. When Anna visited her OB-GYN in San Angelo, Texas, for her 20-week sonogram, the physician noticed the baby was much smaller than she should be. Anna’s obstetrician… Continue Reading →
On Mother’s Day 2017, Kaitlin and Michael welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Claire. The family went home from the hospital, excited to start their new lives together. At home, Kaitlin and Michael noticed that Claire was breathing heavily and acting abnormally fussy. They took her to her one-week check-up, where Claire was treated for colic,… Continue Reading →
The tiniest patients are in the best, most capable hands at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Specialists in the level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), provide both intensive and intermediate care to critically ill infants requiring medical or surgical intervention at every hour, any day of the week. The newly remodeled space, which… Continue Reading →
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