“My sons and I would not be alive today if it weren’t for this team … none of my four babies,” says Jennifer. “They have an awesome team at Regional One.” This past spring, Jennifer and Ashton learned that Leo, Wylder, and Bear are autistic. The boys have become non-verbal, but Jennifer doesn’t need words to communicate with her little pack. “We communicate the same we always have, even when they were in my belly,” she says. “My guys have always told me what they needed through their hearts.” How You’ve Helped They all cared—every single person, from Dr. Mari to the lady taking out garbage. Everyone had such good chemistry and truly looked out for us. She laughs as she shares that on any given morning at 6 a.m., one of the boys will want a cookie. She’ll tell him it’s not cookie time yet. One of the other boys will catch on and appear at his brother’s side in support of cookies. She’ll tell both it’s not cookie time. This attracts the 3rd triplet and soon she’s got six little hands tugging at her and gesturing. Who can blame her when she passes out three gluten-free cookies? “They have a pack mentality,” she says with love. Her final thoughts? “I want people to know that we’re going to be OK. We’re alive because of Regional One.” It takes an extraordinary degree of advanced training and specialized equipment to overcome the odds and allow a family like Ashton, Jennifer, Leo, Wylder, Bear, and Phoenix Moon to live and grow together. The Regional One Health Foundation donors provide funds for the High-Risk Obstetrics department and the Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center to acquire the technology, equipment, and training that keeps babies and moms alive, even in highly complex medical situations. Did You Know? Dr. Giancarlo Mari has brought cutting-edge surgeries to the High-Risk Obstetrics Program at Regional One Health. Intrauterine therapy for fetuses is one of the developing frontiers in Maternal-Fetal-Medicine (MFM). Dr. Mari is one of few MFM specialists in the United States who performs surgery on fetuses, currently done at only 10 centers in the US and none within 700 miles of Memphis. DONATE.REGIONALONEHEALTHFOUNDATION.ORG 6
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