By Taylor RobersonMommy to JacobTrisomy 10q2022-2023 When we first found out we were pregnant we were so excited. Then we went in for our anatomy scan and our world changed. Baby boy was measuring small and his heart did not look normal. We got an amniocentesis that confirmed his diagnosis of Trisomy 10q, which felt surreal.…

By Elisha HillMommy to KamiyahTurner Syndrome, Congenital Heart Defect2023 Kamiyah was my 6th pregnancy and, because of my age, we decided to do the NIPT testing in the first trimester of my pregnancy. We wanted to do a gender reveal, but unfortunately that wasn’t going to be possible, because my doctor called to tell me…

Danielle — owner of Forever Memories Photography in the Springfield, Missouri area — became a volunteer photographer for On Angels’ Wings in fall of 2020. She does beautiful photos for some of our journey families, many of which have worked with her for nearly 4 years, to capture the fleeting moments they have with their child. 

Brianna (who just got married!) owns Brianna Buchholz Photography in St. Louis, and started volunteering for OAW in February 2021. She has been a wonderful asset to the organization, often going above and beyond! 

Jessica began volunteering with OAW in May of 2015 – our second full year serving the community. In 2018, her season of life meant she needed to take a break from volunteer, but she returned in September of 2021 and has been volunteering since! The first time she spoke with our founder, Michelle Cramer, about…

Rachel has been volunteering with On Angels’ Wings since 2019! She owns Raising Arrows Photography in St. Louis, Missouri. 

By: Stephanie WeidknechtMommy to WyattLaryngomalacia TracheamalaciaBorn in February 2022 Wyatt was born a healthy full-term baby, or so we thought. Immediately after birth, he sounded like a dog toy, and I thought “that’s a cute quirk.” Occasionally I would worry that something was wrong with him, but the lack of concern from others often made…

Springfield, MO — May 9, 2024 —On Angels’ Wings hosted its fourth annual Mother’s Day Spa Day, providing a day of relaxation and pampering for 22 Springfield-area moms who are part of the OAW family. The event took place at the On Angels’ Wings studio on West Lark on Saturday, May 4, 2024, offering a…

Marcy JuddMommy to AbigailAnencephalyOctober 2022 We started trying to get pregnant with our second child in January 2021. We knew we’d probably need medical help as it had taken two rounds of fertility treatments to get pregnant the first time, but we naively hoped we could get pregnant on our own this time. We tried…

By Mackenzie SlackMommy to CarolineAnencephalyFebruary 2023 Our journey began with the happiest August ever. The three of us (my husband, son, and I) were overjoyed to find out we were expecting. Our son was 3 when we found out we were expecting, and we were already stressed that there was such a large age gap…