My mom and I talk a lot about the ethics of medicine. (Yeah, strange hobby.) Has medicine surpassed what our consciences and hearts would otherwise tell us to do? Is there such a thing as “too much” intervention? Do our treatments do more harm than good? What is the value of a life and who […]
Tag Archives | prenatal testing
December 23
A year ago today, hubby and I nervously walked into my OB’s office for an ultrasound. A few days earlier we had received the results of our quad screen – 1 in 227 risk of having a baby with Down syndrome. The first step after that was an ultrasound to check all her little parts […]
Fragile Emissary
Sometimes you read something and you wonder if that person somehow read your thoughts and put them into writing for you. I stumbled across this poem while reading another blog about a mom and her kiddos, including a beautiful girl with Down syndrome. Instant tears. Our Fragile Emissary by Nancy Tupper Ling With modern screening […]
