💜February is Turners Syndrome Awareness Month 🦋 Turners Syndrome only occurs in females and happens randomly at conception. Some girls are diagnosed early in pregnancy or at birth and some are diagnosed later on in life. When a baby is diagnosed with turners in utero, she is given a 2% chance of surviving birth. 💜 Turners is a rare genetic disorder that can happen randomly. Turners is most common in first born daughters. When receiving Millie’s diagnosis in 2017, my life was forever changed. I learned a lot about genetics and how to live life with a daughter with turners. I became as educated as I could be and joined numerous support groups to have the best knowledge to raise my girl. Many Turner Syndrome baby girls do not make it past 24 weeks in utero, Millie beat those odds. We were blessed to have Millie for 27 weeks, even though we hoped and longed for to bring her home. She was stunning. She had her big brother’s eye shape and her sweet little face was one of an angel. Some people only dream of angels, but I cradled and loved one immensely in my arms. Her life was brief, but her memory will speak volumes for an eternity. The butterfly is the symbol for Turners Syndrome. It symbolizes the challenge girls with Turners have to endure to grow and evolve. 🦋 💜 A caterpillar is given a 2% chance to evolve into a butterfly. 🐛 Just as a butterfly is given small odds, so are girls with Turners. 💜 The beautiful thing is that we see many different butterflies all around us and so many girls walking among our community thriving with Turner’s syndrome. I support raising awareness of Turners Syndrome and celebrating all the girls who are fierce! 🦋💜🦋💜 Millie will always be my inspiration for strength and I will always chase the butterflies in her memory. Here for a moment, but remembered for a lifetime. 💜 I’ll forever grieve my daughter, but I am always so grateful for God choosing me for her. 💜🦋💜🦋💕 - Heather (Millie’s mom)
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