Lorene and Marvin Martin looked forward to sharing their closely held secret—not one baby, but two, were joining their family! But things didn't happen the way they expected. Twenty minutes before birth, one baby lost her oxygen supply.

Brittany faced a multitude of medical issues. Would she suffer brain damage? Would her kidneys begin to work, or would she need a transplant? Would she survive septic shock? What caused her recurring fevers? Again and again the doctors shook their heads, amazed at Brittany's determination to live but sometimes baffled by her complex condition. She was one in a thousand!

Join the Martin family as they travel this challenging medical journey with their critically ill daughter. It's a journey marked with hours of joy and days of exhaustion, a journey borne by deep faith, earnest prayers, caring friends, and quiet miracles.

Contents

• Prologue
• 1. Two Little Heartbeats
• 2. Weeks of Waiting
• 3. Baby A or Baby B?
• 4. Transfer to Lansing
• 5. Your Baby Is Verd-y Sick
• 6. Miracle Baby
• 7. Worry and Support
• 8. On to Grand Rapids
• 9. Still No Response
• 10. Brain Activity
• 11. Slow Progress
• 12. Starting Dialysis
• 13. Another Brittany
• 14. Held by Caring Hearts
• 15. How Long?
• 16. Renucci House
• 17. Seventh Floor
• 18. A Week of Separation
• 19. Training Toward Home
• 20. Home Adjustments
• 21. Fevers and Fatigue
• 22. Dehydration Dilemmas
• 23. Port Placement
• 24. Togetherness
• 25. A Sunday in the ER
• 26. Considering a J-Tube
• 27. Exhaustion
• 28. High Blood Pressure
• 29. Medication Problems
• 30. The Dialysis Card
• 31. Nearly Hospital-Free
• 32. "Please make my belly better"
• 33. Cancellations
• 34. Transplant!
• Epilogue