Never in a million years..

does one or family ever think this could happen, at least not us. On Monday, Sept. 24th our world was turn upside down. Fear was building up since Sunday as I started to bleed just slightly. Though sometimes normal, this was not the case for me. Never having any complications with Catherine, I waited till Monday morning to see the OB/GYN. It was around 8:30am when I knew things weren't OK. I was already at the office and I called Don right away to take me to the ER. It seemed like an eternity waiting, together with fears and uncertainty. The OB physician on duty, Dr Nguyen said because I was merely 21 weeks along, I needed to be at the Uni of Kentucky hospital in Lexington (2 hours drive away). I was airlifted by helicopter around 915am to UK hospital and Don drove in his car. At the UK hospital, I remember looking up at the clock in my room, it was already 1030am. The RNs and doctors swarmed the room hooking me up to all kinds of machines. The head OBGYN Neonatal physician, Dr Hansen came in later to brief us on what was going on and what our options were. We knew it wasn't good news but we still hoped for what seemed to be a miracle. Apparently, my cervix had started to dilate to about 3cm. The amniotic sac was already pushing through. They had given me antibiotics and a pill to slow down the contractions which was coming about 3-4 minutes apart. The options weren't what any parent wanted to hear. With a miracle, we can slow down or stop the contractions and allow the amniotic sac to return back into the womb. They kept me in 't-bird' position and let gravity do its job. But the chances of anything returning to normal was almost nothing. With the circumstances, we felt helpless and waiting was the only thing we could do. If nothing worse could go wrong, my water broke that afternoon. We prayed for another miracle but God had other plans for us. Our little girl "Mary" was born on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 at 1:45pm. Though very tiny, she was perfect in every way. She was 14.6 oz and peaceful. We held her in our arms wrapped in a beautiful blanket, bonnet, and pale pink dress made by 2 kind ladies. Mary left us about an hour later. Though our moments together was brief, we will never forget this little angel and how she touched our lives.


We would like to thank all our family and friends for all the well wishes and prayers at this difficult time. With time, we will heal. We can cry a million tears and think of the 'what ifs', but nothing will change our fate. We know Mary will always be in our hearts.