Alexander & Amanda's Angels
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Alexander Vargas and Amanda Spaulding have been planning and celebrating their soon addition, or shall we say additions, to their family. Now they are taking a trip to save those angels...
Alexander and Amanda are expecting identical twin girls! Mia and Sophia, the twin girls, are due to arrive June 18, 2017.
On Wednesday February 1, 2017 Alexander and Amanda had their routine ultrasound of the girls and found out some devastating news.
The girls have what is called TTTS(twin-twin transfusion syndrome), definition and condition symptoms detailed below. The times of excitement have now taken a turn for the happy family. The days leading up to one of the most exciting days of their lives have become worrying and frightening. Alexander and Amanda have been asking for prayers while they prepare for the battle they face with treatment to save their angels.
Alexander and Amanda shared with friends and family their devastating news on February 3, 2017.
They also shared their very sudden treatment plans, asking only for prayers of strength.
The message from the loving parents to be:
"We are coming to you and asking for a huge huge favor and asking for prayers and help for us and the twins. We would greatly appreciate it. Receiving a diagnosis of twin-twin transfusion syndrome is an emotional experience, and in our case decisions about treatment had to be made quickly. The only way to treat this is by surgery. There are only a certain amount of hospitals in the country that deal with this type of surgery and although Freodert by us is one of them, they had to pass it up due to my placenta being anterior and they don't have the right tools. One of the only hospitals in the country that can do anterior placental surgeries is in Cincinnati, Ohio. So since Wednesday we have been on the phone with doctors and staff from the hospital in Cincinnati to get things going. Since this is a life or death situation we had to act on it fast. This Sunday, February 5, 2017 we are leaving to travel to Ohio to have this done and Tuesday February 7, 2017 I will have the surgery. We have to stay there a whole week. On Monday we will know all the details after tests, ultrasounds, echo cardiogram, just what we are looking at. Without this surgery we will lose both girls. So again we ask if you can be a part of this prayer chain and say prayers for us as we travel down there this week and for the remainder of this pregnancy. This means more to us than anyone knows and we will forever be thankful to each and every one of you. We will keep you updated on everything as the days pass."
In support, not only in prayers, friends and family are looking for help to assist Alexander and Amanda bringing home these two angels, Mia and Sophia. With their travels to Ohio, the surgery, long emotional nights in hotel rooms, dining (she is having twin girls), and all the other potentional challenges they may face along the way, lessening the stress of the financials is our hopes in this support fund. Any amount of support which can be raised will be gratefully appreciated by Alexander and Amanda, all they have asked for is you to keep them in your prayers as they travel on their journey to bring these angels into this world and into their family.
"Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare, serious condition that can occur in pregnancies when identical twins share a placenta. Abnormal blood vessel connections form in the placenta and allow blood to flow unevenly between the babies. One twin − called the donor – becomes dehydrated; and the other − called the recipient − develops high blood pressure and produces too much urine and over fills the amniotic sac.
TTTS is a disease of the placenta, not the babies themselves, and affects each twin differently. The donor twin, who is becoming dehydrated, does not produce as much urine as it should, resulting in a low amount of amniotic fluid and poor fetal growth. The recipient twin, whose system is overwhelmed by too much fluid, produces more urine than usual. This eventually leads to an enlarged bladder and excess amniotic fluid. The excess fluid can put a strain on the recipient twin’s heart, sometimes leading to heart failure. Without treatment, this condition can be fatal for both twins. Fetal surgery is sometimes necessary to save one or both babies. "
https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/f/fetal-care/conditions/twin-twin-transfusion-syndrome
Alexander and Amanda are expecting identical twin girls! Mia and Sophia, the twin girls, are due to arrive June 18, 2017.
On Wednesday February 1, 2017 Alexander and Amanda had their routine ultrasound of the girls and found out some devastating news.
The girls have what is called TTTS(twin-twin transfusion syndrome), definition and condition symptoms detailed below. The times of excitement have now taken a turn for the happy family. The days leading up to one of the most exciting days of their lives have become worrying and frightening. Alexander and Amanda have been asking for prayers while they prepare for the battle they face with treatment to save their angels.
Alexander and Amanda shared with friends and family their devastating news on February 3, 2017.
They also shared their very sudden treatment plans, asking only for prayers of strength.
The message from the loving parents to be:
"We are coming to you and asking for a huge huge favor and asking for prayers and help for us and the twins. We would greatly appreciate it. Receiving a diagnosis of twin-twin transfusion syndrome is an emotional experience, and in our case decisions about treatment had to be made quickly. The only way to treat this is by surgery. There are only a certain amount of hospitals in the country that deal with this type of surgery and although Freodert by us is one of them, they had to pass it up due to my placenta being anterior and they don't have the right tools. One of the only hospitals in the country that can do anterior placental surgeries is in Cincinnati, Ohio. So since Wednesday we have been on the phone with doctors and staff from the hospital in Cincinnati to get things going. Since this is a life or death situation we had to act on it fast. This Sunday, February 5, 2017 we are leaving to travel to Ohio to have this done and Tuesday February 7, 2017 I will have the surgery. We have to stay there a whole week. On Monday we will know all the details after tests, ultrasounds, echo cardiogram, just what we are looking at. Without this surgery we will lose both girls. So again we ask if you can be a part of this prayer chain and say prayers for us as we travel down there this week and for the remainder of this pregnancy. This means more to us than anyone knows and we will forever be thankful to each and every one of you. We will keep you updated on everything as the days pass."
In support, not only in prayers, friends and family are looking for help to assist Alexander and Amanda bringing home these two angels, Mia and Sophia. With their travels to Ohio, the surgery, long emotional nights in hotel rooms, dining (she is having twin girls), and all the other potentional challenges they may face along the way, lessening the stress of the financials is our hopes in this support fund. Any amount of support which can be raised will be gratefully appreciated by Alexander and Amanda, all they have asked for is you to keep them in your prayers as they travel on their journey to bring these angels into this world and into their family.
"Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare, serious condition that can occur in pregnancies when identical twins share a placenta. Abnormal blood vessel connections form in the placenta and allow blood to flow unevenly between the babies. One twin − called the donor – becomes dehydrated; and the other − called the recipient − develops high blood pressure and produces too much urine and over fills the amniotic sac.
TTTS is a disease of the placenta, not the babies themselves, and affects each twin differently. The donor twin, who is becoming dehydrated, does not produce as much urine as it should, resulting in a low amount of amniotic fluid and poor fetal growth. The recipient twin, whose system is overwhelmed by too much fluid, produces more urine than usual. This eventually leads to an enlarged bladder and excess amniotic fluid. The excess fluid can put a strain on the recipient twin’s heart, sometimes leading to heart failure. Without treatment, this condition can be fatal for both twins. Fetal surgery is sometimes necessary to save one or both babies. "
https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/f/fetal-care/conditions/twin-twin-transfusion-syndrome
Organizer and beneficiary
Viktorya Faith
Organizer
Racine, WI
Amanda Spaulding
Beneficiary
