Virginia church employee said calls have come in from around the world. Father Vander Woude of the Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville, VA. has helped find a family for an unborn baby diagnosed with ...

Ashley Engele writes an essay to her former self about what to expect. Ashley Engele and her family announce she is pregnant with their third child. Ashley Engele — -- Editor's note: Recently, ...

A mom feared life would never be the same after her baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth, but she was wrong. Rachel Morris, from Utah County, Utah, posted her confession in a reel on ...

PLAIN CITY, Ohio — A mother’s intuition is a very real thing. Patricia Schweinfurth was already a mom of four when she became pregnant with baby Joseph. She already knew what to expect when expecting.

When Karen Gaffney’s mother found out she would be born with Down syndrome, the doctor said Karen probably would not be able to tie her own shoes. Instead, as Karen explained in a moving and eloquent ...

When Melissa Hart’s brother was born in 1975, doctors told her parents, “Oh, he’s never going to amount to anything. You need to put him in an institution.” Hart’s brother had Down syndrome, which ...

Soon after my daughter Louisa was born, a doctor visited my hospital room and told me and my husband Andy that she wanted to point out some features of our baby. At first, this struck me as quaint. In ...

As socio-political turmoil weighs on our minds, we crave a reprieve — an infusion of joy to lift our spirits. I thought the following true story — especially now that Easter is approaching and spring ...

Rebecca and Luke Chambers keep an eye on Cal Chambers as he climbs a ladder at one of his favorite places, the playground at John Venezia Community Park on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (The Gazette, ...