by Leigh Edwards | Mar 13, 2016 | Piper
When I fell pregnant I had an expectation of life being all sunshine and roses. Everything you hear and the photos you see tells you to expect a cute little bump, your boobs get bigger and you want to have sex all the time. You feel your baby kicking, you can eat for...
by Leigh Edwards | Feb 26, 2016 | Piper
Fear. An unpleasant emotion caused by pain or danger. Trying to be brave enough to face the spider in the corner of the room, to squish it or even go close to it. The first day of high school or moving across the other side of the world at 12 with no friends. Facing...
by Leigh Edwards | Feb 11, 2016 | Piper
I hate the word normal… I remember back to the day we walked into the NICU a gloomy feeling among the hospital. Sitting in the chair when the doctor came in to deliver the news that Piper’s test came back positive for DiGeorge syndrome (22q). What is it!?...
by Leigh Edwards | Jun 24, 2015 | Piper
This is a speech I wrote and the first time I spoke publicly about our journey. I was asked my one of my old teachers to talk in front of 200 mcc students. Hi, today I am here to tell you about our story. My name is Leigh and I’m 23 years old. I graduated here from...
