December 2019

Rilynn was diagnosed with Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) in utero when I was 20 weeks pregnant, deemed un-survivable. At this point I’ve lost count at the number of times we’ve been told she wouldn’t survive. From a 95-day Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay to beating stage IV liver cancer just last month, you could say she’s a living breathing miracle.

Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough red blood cells. Red bloods cells are important because they carry the oxygen needed by the cells and tissues in the body to function properly and survive. With anemia, the major organs of the body such as the heart, kidneys, lungs and brain may lack essential oxygen to carry out normal functioning and if severe enough…