Support for Mauri and Malachi's Legacy

Choose your OBGYN wisely…Our twins were born at just 21 Weeks on 04/06/2023. Due to medical neglect and recklessness here in Huntsville Alabama, our babies are not here today…Nobody knew they were even twins up until our 20 week Ultrasound at a 3rd party clinic. The nurse was shocked at the lack of care that we had been receiving thus far. My OBGYN never cared enough to perform the first Ultrasound at the standard timeframe of 9-11 weeks. It kept getting pushed back and medical records LOST. Had we known that I was having twins sooner…we would have gotten the high risk pregnancy assistance that we SO desperately needed…We were SHOCKED AND SO VERY EXCITED but at the same time VERY SCARED. Twins is something we NEVER thought we would have in a million years… After the 20 Week ultrasound, I immediately called and informed my then OB/GYN that we were in fact having TWINS. I voiced my concerns about her lack of care and how I was extremely concerned about the risk of twins and me being in my mid 30s and also having my previous child 3 weeks earlier than expected. She didn’t seem thrilled or concerned. She scheduled an appointment with a high risk OBGYN…UNFORTUNATELY that appointment was scheduled 30 days out and by then it would be too late..Mauri and Malachi were born a week later… Mauri was breeched and came out stillborn..Malachi only lived for 7 days in the NICU… WE WERE DEVASTATED. Between working, parenting and hospital age restrictions on visitation, we couldn’t stay overnight everyday. I would have NEVER left the hospital had I known that that was all of the time that he would have with him…We visited him EVERY day. We just KNEW he was going to make it! My BIGGEST regret is not being by his side EVERY SINGLE DAY ALL DAY and choosing a different OBGYN. It has been 2 years now and the OBGYN has NOT taken ANY accountability. We have tried EVERYTHING. She hasn’t responded to any legal paperwork or anything. We haven’t even had time to fully grieve due to fighting so hard from them. It has taken a mental toll on me to the point were I take daily anxiety meds and some days it’s still not enough. It takes EVERYTHING in us to handle things the right way. LORD BE WITH US! My spouse and I have experienced a heartache that has affected us in a way that we NEVER knew even existed. Trying to fight for justice, grieve and have strength for our 13 yr old son, 2.5 yr old daughter and 8 month old son has been challenging amongst other things. Most times it feels like the world is crashing down on us.

I prayed for God to send us relief. Grieving isn’t easy for anyone but we want to get involved and use our heartache as a strength builder for the community and ourselves. With help from the community we want to start an organization for our twins. Whether it be providing services, activities, support groups, gifts, ect. Our goal is to help bring comfort to families just like the comfort that we received from organizations before us. We need your help to make our goal come to life.

Thank you.