When former Tablet journalist Melissa Enaje Rappa learned her unborn daughter had a rare genetic condition in early 2024, doctors warned the baby might not survive. Instead of giving up hope, she chose to trust in God’s plan.
When former Tablet journalist Melissa Enaje Rappa learned her unborn daughter had a rare genetic condition in early 2024, doctors warned the baby might not survive. Instead of giving up hope, she chose to trust in God’s plan.
Trinity Taylor was born on April 24 at just 26 weeks of gestation, more than three months ahead of her July 31 due date, at just 1 lb. 14 oz.. But after 146 days in the hospital, a record length for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the hospital announced she was “heading home at a healthy 11 lbs., 8.5 oz.”