#birth defect

[amputee-barbie]

Lovely girl with 2 fingers.

[afemalesebastian]

Baby and I are still in the hospital. I can be discharged whenever, but I'm staying as long as I can because little one is still in the NICU (and will need to stay after I'm discharged).

He has some heart and lung problems, and man, the Pentecost propers this year hit hard. Lord, fill his lungs with the strong driving wind of your Spirit. Heal his wounds, his strength renew, correct what has gone astray. Mend his heart, and kindle in him the fire of your love.

In our labor, rest most sweet; grateful coolness in the heat; solace in the midst of woe.

O most blessed Light divine, shine within these hearts of yours, and our inmost being fill!

Where you are not, we have naught, nothing good in deed or thought, nothing free from taint of ill.

Please keep us in your prayers. I've been asking for the intercession of Fr. Mychal Judge for my little one. We learned about our baby's birth defect a week ago. Things change so quickly and all you can do is trust in God and put one foot in front of the other. While in the NICU, I've been praying over Fr. Mychal's last homily.

"That’s the way it is. Good days. And bad days. Up days. Down days. Sad days. Happy days. But never a boring day on this job. You do what God has called you to do. You show up. You put one foot in front of another. You get on the rig and you go out and you do the job – which is a mystery. And a surprise. You have no idea when you get on that rig. No matter how big the call. No matter how small. You have no idea what God is calling you to. "

Near prophetic words on September 10, 2001, but also a strong reminder that parenting and openness to life is a mystery and a surprise, unknowable and ever-changing, and all you can do is put one foot in front of the other and do your best to answer God's call.

Fr. Mychal Judge, pray for us.

[mhrmille]

pretty crippled woman, i wonder how she walks...

[disability-shout-outs]

Shout out to folks with Microtia!

[thetruetism]

When u just chillin then u get a shot of pain up both sides and in your legs to the point you want to cry but your face is just

[howlsofbloodhounds]

Hey there.

Do you have teeth sharp enough to cut your own tongue accidentally at random?

Because I do. For some reason.

No 😔. I was born with a birth defect that effected my gum, palate, and teeth grow and formation so unfortunately I have misaligned, missing teeth and like a piece of gum, or teeth in places they shouldn’t be. My teeth are also very fragile. Cracked open my tooth by biting on a fry once and cracked it open further again when I touched it too hard.

{ @unamzi }

[qbdatabase]

Master of One by Jaida Jones; Dani Bennett Rags is a thief—an excellent one. He's stolen into noble's coffers, picked soldier's pockets, and even liberated a ring or two off the fingers of passersby. Until he's caught by the Queensguard and forced to find an ancient fae relic for a sadistic royal sorcerer. But Rags could never have guessed this "relic" would actually be a fae himself—a distractingly handsome, annoyingly perfect, ancient fae prince called Shining Talon. Good thing Rags can think on his toes, because things just get stranger from there ...

[craniopagi]