My name is Heather. I live in Western New York (yes, there’s more to NY then just NYC!). I live with my husband of 6 years, my 4 year old daughter and my 18 month old son. In between my oldest and youngest I was pregnant with sextuplets. We lost the first 3 through miscarriage, and at week 14 my water broke for Baby C. On moderate bedrest and weekly appointments we were standing together in faith that Baby C and his sister and brother would beat the odds and survive. At 22 weeks I found Baby C’s cord had prolapsed and was rushed to the ER. His heart had stopped beating. With him no longer alive, and his cord on the outside, infection was a threat. I got a very high fever very quickly (it was likely I already had an infection and didn’t know about it), and the dr’s told me I would be septic in no time and not only lose my babies lives, but my life as well. We made the hard decision to induce and deliver. On August 28th, 2011 I delivered my 3 children. Nathan was born sleeping, and Malia and Anthony Jr were born alive and we got to see them breath and hold them and whisper Jesus’ name to them and tell them how much we loved them for an hour and a half. I was rushed off to emergency surgery as things weren’t looking so well for me and they needed to get the infection out of me.

I found Hope Mommies the fall of 2011, after my triplets, Nathan, Malia, and Anthony Jr went to meet Jesus. I was searching for anyone, anything that that I could relate to with how I was feeling. I was in shock and couldn’t find a way to get my feet back on the ground. I found Hope Mommies, and in doing so, I found a community of women who had walked in my shoes. Who viewed their losses like my husband and I viewed ours. That though it was the worst thing we’d been through, and though it was the hardest to come to terms with our children being in heaven and not on earth with us, that they were in heaven. They were with Jesus. We would one day be reunited, with healthy, whole bodies. We would see each other again. This wasn’t a forever separation. Praise God for that! I’m so thankful for what Jesus did for me, and for you, just so we could live in freedom for eternity. I’m so thankful my goodbye to my children wasn’t a forever goodbye. I’m looking forward to getting to know you and hear about your beautiful children, and to talk and learn more about the hope of heaven, and the hope we have to see our children again, or for the very first time. Hope is a beautiful thing. A life giving thing Looking forward to growing in our hope together.