Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This story is shared by a family who lost a child MCADD. On February 19, 1998, Ben entered our life. He was a beautiful, full term baby boy and our third child. Ben received the minimum state-mandated newborn screenings after he was born and was thought to be healthy. During […]
Jonathan
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) This story is shared by a family whose son has sickle cell disease. As a Mother of three healthy children and expecting the fourth, we were looking forward to another healthy baby. I knew that I was a sickle cell trait (SCT) carrier. My father was in the Air Force and […]
Damian
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency [3MCC] This story is shared by a family whose child has 3MCC. Damian was born on April 17, 2008 at 3:41 PM and weighed a healthy 8 lbs. 9 oz. He is our sixth child and all our children had been perfectly healthy, so when the nurse took him to do his […]
Olivia
Beta Ketothiolase Degiciency [BKT] This story is shared by a family whose child has BKT. This is our story, so far. . . It all began on February 1, 2005 when our third daughter, Olivia Belle Quinlan, was born. She was a perfect 8 lbs. 15 oz. beautiful baby girl. It was such a wonderful […]
Save Babies Through Screening Foundation Supports Maine’s New CCHD Screening Law
WEBWIRE – Friday, July 5, 2013 – Last month a Critical Congenital Heart Disease screening bill passed the Maine legislature without veto from Governor Paul LeGage. Grassroots efforts by advocates like Megan Allen were instrumental in bringing the new law into being. For the last two years, Allen has worked tirelessly with representative Henry Beck to raise […]
