Molly Marie Benson, April 17, 2008

April 17, 2008

Dear Friends, This update is being written by Jacquie & Kevin, Kathy’s parents and Megan, Kathy’s sister and Molly’s godmother. Kathy is recovering at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Kathy and Bob arrived at the hospital for the C-section at 7:30 a.m. Arriving later were: Sean, their son, brought by Kevin & Jacquie and Megan; […]

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Preparing to meet & say goodbye to Molly

April 15, 2008

Good morning! I am sorry that I did not get a chance to update here yesterday. It was a long day, but I feel like a lot was accomplished in preparation for the days and weeks to come (especially for the time after my c-section, when I will be recovering). At our appointment with our […]

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We have a tentative date for Molly’s birthday.

April 10, 2008

Thank you for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. Your messages and emails mean so much to us and help us to feel your love and support during this time. I spoke at length with our OB early this afternoon and found out that Molly may not actually be delivered until Thursday (April 17). However, […]

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It won’t be long now.

April 9, 2008

I don’t know where to begin this update… I guess in many ways we always knew this time would likely come for Molly and our family, but the reality is still sinking in. Molly is still alive, at least she was as of early this evening, but her heart is definitely failing in just about […]

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Frustration

April 7, 2008

I just need to vent a bit, so thank you for indulging me… Molly is still moving today and I think I find comfort and encouragement from that. I just had a rough morning emotionally. You know how you can be dealing with a difficult time in your life fine and then something happens that […]

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Another big milestone!

April 5, 2008

After everything we have been through with this pregnancy and my understanding of Molly’s prognosis, especially in recent weeks, I am actually pretty surprised to have made it to this milestone of 28 weeks gestation! I am now officially in my third trimester and Molly has made it as far as any baby that Dr. […]

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