Ella Faith

Stumbled upon this poignant story and picture at Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.

Our daughter, Ella Faith, was diagnosed with a rare chromosomal abnormality called Turner Syndrome. The type of Turner Syndrome Ella had carried a 98% miscarriage rate in-utero. It was a miracle that I carried her nearly 5 months. After she was born, a friend suggested Kristin Evans, a NILMDTS photographer. Kris was absolutely amazing. She came to the hospital and was willing to take as many pictures of Ella as I needed.

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Crazy Coincidences

I found an interesting article on this blog: http://www.mentalwizardry.com/blog/?p=34
Love the quote at the end.

Businessman Alfred Smith was driving home in El Paso, Texas, when he found motorcycle patrolman Allen Falby bleeding to death from a ruptured leg artery after hitting the back of a truck. Smith used his tie to fashion a tourniquet and saved Falby’s life.

Five years later, Officer Falby was on night patrol when he was called to the scene of a car that had crashed into a tree. He arrived to find Alfred Smith unconscious in the car – and bleeding profusely from a severed artery in his leg.

Falby used his first-aid training to apply a tourniquet and staunch the flow. As he put it later: "One good tourniquet deserves another."

Read the full article here: http://www.mentalwizardry.com/blog/?p=34