Love Notes

Feb 2nd is a day the Reuter Family will remember forever: Deacon was born. The day was filled with swirling emotions and tough decisions. He was

When Eva Lentz was born with end stage renal disease, her mother Rachel was told that she would eventually need a kidney transplant. As Eva

It’s was a year like no other for the Kohn family. Born with a rare heart defect, their son Will—just six-years-old—had already undergone multiple open-heart

It was a seemingly normal day for Carrie Tysdahl. Despite a few pains that she dismissed as a typical part of pregnancy, she went about

When Tara and Brandon DeWolf toured the birth center at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, Tara remembered passing the Ronald McDonald Family Room and

It was her worst fear: At 25 weeks pregnant, Nadine Hobart felt for her stomach. Her baby had stopped moving. At the hospital, Nadine was

Marissa and Ryan Phillips came to St. Luke’s for Marissa’s standard 32-week checkup. But to the couple’s surprise, the appointment was anything but standard—and they

Alan and Carly McMannus were taken by surprise when their daughter, Margaret, was born at just 29 weeks. After their daughter was transferred to the

Sylvia Robles and her husband, Edgardo, faced uncertainty when their twins, Mia and Ian, were born premature at 29 weeks. Mia was initially diagnosed with

Angie Vargas went into early pre-term labor at 24 weeks. After her daughter, Macie, was delivered at just 1 lb. 3 oz., Angie didn’t know

Wendy and John Crosset didn’t know what to expect when twins Magnolia and Finley were born at just 29 weeks, but they knew they could

Chelia Briner was at work when her water broke 13 weeks before her due date. In the dead of winter, she was rushed in an

It was no ordinary Christmas. Ruby Kruckenberg was born nine weeks early on the morning of December 25, weighing a mere 2lbs, 11 oz. Her