August 9,2020 our beautiful baby boy was born. When we saw him for the first time, everything in our minds and the doctors said normal 7lb 8oz baby. As each day settled I continued to look at him and knew Gabe was different, I just couldn’t figure it out. Did he reach back to genes that I didn’t recognize, I didn’t know. Then the newborn screenings start, the doctor comes in and shares he has a heart murmur. Initially, no concern, but the pediatrician goes on to say, if I come back when you leave and it’s still there we need to look into it. Well….it was still there. Next thing we know our journey with a newborn was different. I went from celebrating to crying daily. Something was wrong with his heart. Additional newborn screenings are done and there are concerns of his T-cell count. Everyone shrugs it off, but then the shrugs turn to concern. We find ourselves at immunologist office running blood test. How did we get here, we thought. As I stare at my now 3 year old, what a flipping journey!!!
We didn’t realize when we chose the name Gabriel, how true to his life it would be. We’re so grateful for the strength God provides him to overcome his challenges.
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