Welcome to the Trisomy 18 Hope website. This site is dedicated to the families of children with Trisomy 18. We hope that you will find encouragement, support and practical advice for your family within these pages.
No parent wants to hear the phrase "incompatible with life." In fact, I cannot think of a more hopeless statement. If you are walking the path of Trisomy 18, I am sure you have heard this phrase many times before. And the fact is that Trisomy 18 is a difficult thing to survive, deal with, or for that matter even think about. Our prayer for you is that in the midst of this terrible illness you find hope. I know people see life and genetic illnesses in different ways, but the common thread that weaves through the tapestry of life is hope. Please take time read the stories of the families and find more information that paints a little different story about living with Trisomy 18. We love you and have been praying for you since the day our son was diagnosed with this most difficult disease.