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Balloon release event raises money for area organization
By Brandon L. Leonard
HOMETOWN NEWS
Dozens of yellow balloons faded into low-hanging clouds on Jan. 21 as area residents gathered to remember and honor babies who lived only a few seconds or minutes after birth.
“I hope everyone in Woodruff knows about Perinatal ComfortCare after today,” said TJ Norris, husband of Hannah Burgess Norris and the couple who organized the balloon release benefit in memory of their daughter Sadie Mae. “I’m praying wherever these balloons land they will let more people hear about Perinatal ComfortCare and what they do.”
Hannah and TJ went in for what they thought would be a routine pregnancy exam in September 2010 only to find out their unborn daughter was diagnosed with a fatal disorder, bi-lateral renal agenesis, or missing kidneys. With help from Tammy Tate of Perinatal ComfortCare, the couple made the courageous decision to carry Sadie Mae to term in spite of the fatal diagnosis.
“You get told your baby’s not going to live and this lady comes in and is there with a plan and helps advise you through a difficult time,” TJ said.
For the rest of the story, read this week’s Woodruff News.
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