WARSAW — The moment her daughter, Ali, was born, Mandi Hygema, Warsaw, knew something was different. “When she first arrived, I noticed she looked different,” she said. “They didn’t let me hold her as planned so I knew something was wrong.” One by one, the doctors and nurses began noticing things: Extra fingers, an undeveloped …read more.

Samarah Ann Engle-Grisby “She was diagnosed with Trisomy 18,” says Melissa Engle of her daughter, Samarah Ann Engle-Grisby. “[Her doctors] told me she probably wouldn’t make it an hour. She made it 121 days.” Samarah passed away on Monday after battling the effects of Trisomy 18. Her mother says she had three different heart defects, …read more.