Message from the Team Captain
I know many of you have heard Lillie's story and we love to tell it. Who doesn't love a story with a happy ending?
Lillie Marie wasn't premature, but she was tiny. She was born January 20th 2008 at 36 1/2 weeks gestational age and weighed only 2 pounds 15 ounces.
While I was pregnant with Lillie I knew something wasn't right. I could tell she was small and towards the end of my pregnancy she seemed lifeless. The last month of my pregnancy I had just the occasional flutter of movement. I wasn't gaining weight and had extremely high blood pressure. My doctor put my on bed rest, medication and told me not to worry because my baby was healthy. I felt like my doctor was not giving me and my baby the care we needed and I knew something was wrong.
On January 19th 2008, my maternal instinct took over. WIth encouragement from my family, I went to the hospital to check on the baby. After monitoring the baby for just a short time, they decided they needed to do an emergency c-section. My worst fears were coming true, the doctor was wrong and my baby was not fine. I could hear her heart spot on the monitor. She was frail and week and on top of it all she had the umbilical cord around her neck. In just a few hours my baby was here. I didn't get to hold her or kiss her, she was immediately rushed to the NICU where she spent the next month of her life. Despite her little size, she was strong!
Within the first few days of her hospital stay I was introduced to March of Dimes. They offered support and encouraging words when it was needed most. They have done so much to ensure that all babies have a healthy start. They were (and still are) there for us and now it is our time to help out so they can be there for all babies that need them.
If you can't walk with us, please help by donating to our team. You can do so right on this page.
Thanks,
The Henry Family
The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
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