Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael SantorumA collection of letters by the author to her unborn child with an abnormality known as "posterior urethral valve", a defect in which a valve in the urinary system does not open. As a result, the baby is unable to empty fluid from the bladder to the amniotic sac. |
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... going back to look at a black circle on the screen . I could not stand the silence anymore , so I asked what the circle was . The tech said it was the bladder . I assumed she meant mine . The tech said she had to get the doctor , and ...
... going back to look at a black circle on the screen . I could not stand the silence anymore , so I asked what the circle was . The tech said it was the bladder . I assumed she meant mine . The tech said she had to get the doctor , and ...
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... going to die ? " I couldn't hold back the tears . We held each other , and I assured her that we were going to do everything to make you better , but that I did not know what God had planned . I said : “ We pray our little one will be ...
... going to die ? " I couldn't hold back the tears . We held each other , and I assured her that we were going to do everything to make you better , but that I did not know what God had planned . I said : “ We pray our little one will be ...
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... going to happen and you were going to surprise everyone . Then I would deliver you at term , and you would be fine . As we got later into the evening , the physicians became more concerned that I would go into septic shock . Daddy ...
... going to happen and you were going to surprise everyone . Then I would deliver you at term , and you would be fine . As we got later into the evening , the physicians became more concerned that I would go into septic shock . Daddy ...
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Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael Santorum Karen Garver Santorum Limited preview - 2012 |
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References to this book
The Night I Held an Angel: An Inspirational Testimony of a Mother's Healing ... Zchantell McDonnell No preview available - 2004 |