This medical device gives doctors a new option for treating twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. It can help prolong the mother's pregnancy and improve the odds of survival, with reduced complications, for one or both twins.

We expect our doctors to work very hard taking care of patients, but they don't have to spend all their time and energy battling insurance companies.

At times, with other doctors, we as a family were made to feel that we didn't love Karen enough or that we wanted her to die and that was very, very hard for us. But certainly everyone supported her. Her mom and dad took care of her every day, and this was hard on them only because it's impossible to watch your child die, not because they thought what Karen was doing was wrong.

There's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems.

The doctors said that more stimulation from familiar noises and sounds may help, so they're just going to have to handle it.

Most doctors I've had here don't have a lot of knowledge about sickle cell. I want to help educate my community on the disease the way I was educated.