When our daughter was diagnosed in utereo with trisomy 18 we were devastated. I truly felt that I would not survive. This was our first child. It should have been such a happy time. How do you carry a baby that doctors tell you will not survive their first year if they even survive the birth? While I was very lucky to have supportive doctors and loving family and friends it is not the same as talking to someone who has walked the same path. During my research I came across the Trisomy 18 Foundation. I could not have gotten through the rest of my pregnancy without the support of the men and women I met . They were there through my entire pregnancy and the eventual stillbirth of my daughter Lily. I have been fortunate enough to meet many of these men and women in person. I have had the privilege of meeting a few living trisomy 18 babies and sadly have mourned too many losses. I have been blessed with 2 subsequent children and while I am not in touch on a daily basis with the foundation anymore I know that these people saved me. Even now when I look back to 2003 I think "how did we survive that?" and I know the answer..The Trisomy 18 Foundation.