Capt. Shannon Terry and her husband,
Randall, started to notice some irregularities in their beautiful baby girl Reagan
just a few months after her birth. Like most new parents, they were looking for
the milestones of development. Reagan, however, had trouble eating and
difficulty gaining weight, was unable to hold her head or move her limbs, and
overall appeared fragile for her age. After a series of tests, the parents'
worst nightmare was confirmed when they were brought into a small room with
four doctors and a social worker. Reagan had been diagnosed with spinal
muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1. "I knew it was bad news," Terry said.
"When you find out that you have a daughter that is diagnosed terminally
ill by the medical community, you go through different stages of grief.
Initially for the first couple of days, in my mind, she had already died. After
about three days of grieving, I got mad, and I realized that they are not going
to take away my opportunity to fight for her." Terry said her initial
reaction was the same as any mother's. Then her Army training kicked in. Read
the rest of the story on the site below.
Written by SGT Susan Wohle
Retrieved on 19 Dec 2013
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