Sylvie Stephens

Karen on April 12th, 2011

In August of 2009, I connected with a lovely mother, Sylvie Stephens, through my Nathan’s Prayer website.  Her baby daughter, Sydney, was a patient at Children’s Hospital in Minnesota.  Sylvie and I exchanged long emails over a period of time as we hoped and prayed for Sydney to be healed as she battled a congenital [...]

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Sylvie on May 4th, 2010

Mother’s Day is coming up. The evening before my first Mother’s Day last year I discovered a terrible secret that changed the course of my life. My first Mother’s Day was spent alone in the NICU with my baby, crying uncontrollably, in shock. My heart was broken. But I had my sweet 2 month old [...]

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Karen on April 17th, 2010

A lovely article appeared in today’s Star Tribune about the special gift donated to other babies by Sylvie Stephens and daughter, Sydney.  Click here to read “Sydney’s Legacy:  The Milk of Human Kindness.”

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Sylvie on March 14th, 2010

It’s been a grey week here in Minneapolis. The snow is melted, but what is left behind lacks color. There has been mist and fog in the air. The ground is brown, the remaining ice is grey. But, I know I’m doing well because despite the gloomy weather and dingy landscape, I have felt good. [...]

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Sylvie on March 8th, 2010

The anniversary of the best day of my life is approaching. Sydney’s birthday. Next Sunday, March 14 at 5:45 PM will mark the day that beautiful baby came into my life. In my mind, I imagine what she would have been like as a healthy baby if she were alive right now. She’d be walking. [...]

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