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December 28, 2024

Amelia : Our Miracle Baby

By Nicole LattaMommy to AmeliaCongenital Heart Defect – Transposition of Great ArteriesBorn in 2024 When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we were over the moon excited, but also slightly nervous to be parents for the first time! Who will our little one look like? What will their personality be like? How…

December 28, 2024

Raiden : Cherish Every Moment

By Desiree JoynerMommy to RaidenHypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and 16.1 chromosome deletionJune 24 – August 1, 2024 From the start I always wanted a boy. When I found out I was pregnant in October of 2023, I couldn’t believe it. I was so happy to find out his due date was in July because my…

December 28, 2024

Aidan & Thomas : Hardship to Thriving

By Lisa SmithMommy to Aidan & ThomasMonochorionic Twin Pregnancy, sIUGR, born premature2024 At just 17 weeks pregnant with twins, we learned we had a monochorionic twin pregnancy (sharing one placenta) that resulted in selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR). Because of this, there was a chance that the smaller baby (baby A/Aidan) would not continue to…

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 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…