Maddox : That He Dreams Big
I hope for happiness, health, love, and wellbeing. I hope life is fair to him. That he surrounds himself with people who see his worth and respect him. Friends who cherish him. I hope he dreams of all the possibilities and ways he can contribute to changing the world.
ALL

December 28, 2024
Eliza : Finding Strength in a Different Way
By Erin TuckerMommy to Eliza JanelleHydrocephalus and AchondroplasiaMarch 2021 While still pregnant with my fourth child, I was told that she had fatal birth defects and would likely not survive after birth. That is when we were first connected to On Angels’ Wings. I was given contact information for several support groups and reached out…

December 9, 2024
Santa Minis in Three OAW Service Areas
The tradition continues! For several years now, On Angels’ Wings has offered Santa mini sessions to its recipient families, working with amazing volunteer photographers and the best Santas we know! What started in our Springfield, Missouri chapter has expanded to St. Louis and, this year, Oklahoma City! Also, shoutout to Phoenix Home Care, which helped…

November 22, 2024
Andre : Smiling & Laughing Through it All
By Mollie JonesMommy to AndreCongenital Heart Defect – Hypoplastic Left Heart SyndromeApril 11, 2022 – January 20, 2023 Our journey began in January 2022, at about 6 months pregnant with our first child. We were told that our unborn son’s heart was no longer developing, and we were sent to specialists two hours away from…

November 22, 2024
Emerson : Milestones in the Hospital
By Kyle CrowDaddy to EmersonCongenital Heart Defect / Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)Born July 2022 Toward the end of my wife’s pregnancy, we went in for an ECV procedure. Our unborn daughter, Emerson, was breech and this procedure was an attempt to flip her since her due date was only three weeks away. During the procedure…

November 13, 2024
OAW Provides NICU Halloween Mini Sessions in Two Cities
For the second year, On Angels’ Wings provided Halloween pictures to families with a child in the NICU during the week of Halloween for both Springfield, Missouri hospitals. New this year, the organization also provided NICU Halloween pictures to patients and their families in the Mercy St. Louis hospital too! This additional service is sponsored…

November 13, 2024
OAW at OKC PhotoCon 2024
The Michelles (Founder and Executive Director, Michelle Cramer, and Vice President and Director of Support, Michelle Slavens) attended the 2024 PhotoCon hosted by Bedford Camera in Oklahoma City on November 1st and 2nd. With the help of the OKC Area Coordinator, Tara Lee, the ladies met many photographers from across the region who showed interested…

November 5, 2024
Walker: Born Weighing Less than Two Pounds
By Mya BerryMommy to WalkerBorn premature at 28 weeks, weighing 1 lb 7 ozJune 2023 Walker was our rainbow baby, a little miracle after months of trying and the heartbreak of a miscarriage. We were beyond excited and hopeful, feeling like everything was falling into place. My pregnancy had been smooth, and every doctor’s visit…

November 5, 2024
Micah : Arrived Weighing 1 Pound, 9 Ounces
By Cassandra SheltonMommy to MicahBorn premature at 24 weeks in May 2023 On the morning of May 5th, everything seemed ordinary. I was nearly 24 weeks pregnant, feeling grateful and hopeful, as any expectant mother would. But that night, I felt severe cramping and, realizing something was wrong, I went to the ER. Part of…

November 5, 2024
Fred: 145 Days in the NICU
By Savannah MandellMommy to FredBorn premature at 25 weeks in January 2023 When Matthew and I married on January 19th, we were full of hope and excitement. We had an anatomy scan scheduled for our baby boy just hours after our wedding. We were told he was smaller than expected for his gestational age, but…

October 2, 2024
Moroni : The Most Beautiful Smile
By Ceianna KatoMommy to MoroniSpina Bifida and HydrocephalusBorn January 2023 We had ten children when we got pregnant. We had recently moved and I wasn’t too eager to find a doctor, so I procrastinated. When we finally settled on a place, I was around 28 weeks. The first ultrasound showed some brain and spinal problems…