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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Page 56
... procedure . Dr. Weiner had done this procedure more than any other physician on the east coast and had invented a catheter for it . During these past few days , Dr. Adzick has been so helpful explaining everything to your Daddy and me ...
... procedure . Dr. Weiner had done this procedure more than any other physician on the east coast and had invented a catheter for it . During these past few days , Dr. Adzick has been so helpful explaining everything to your Daddy and me ...
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... procedure . He's just a little over nineteen weeks ~ so small and fragile ~ he needs he needs you , Almighty God . Please watch over our little one . I am so afraid about the procedure today . Please be with me , and give me the courage ...
... procedure . He's just a little over nineteen weeks ~ so small and fragile ~ he needs he needs you , Almighty God . Please watch over our little one . I am so afraid about the procedure today . Please be with me , and give me the courage ...
Page 63
... procedure . Daddy held my hand , caressed my face , and he said comfort- ing words to me all throughout the surgery . I concentrated on other things to minimize the pain . I prayed to God for strength of mind and body for both of us ...
... procedure . Daddy held my hand , caressed my face , and he said comfort- ing words to me all throughout the surgery . I concentrated on other things to minimize the pain . I prayed to God for strength of mind and body for both of us ...
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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 |