Our Son Was Born With Half a Brain: Hope After a Medical Diagnosis - Lauren Kaser (Part 2) | Ep 006
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In Part 2 of their story, Seth and Lauren Kaser share the prenatal diagnosis that changed their family and gave Pivot Or Die its name.During what had been a joyful pregnancy, doctors discovered that their son Dougie was missing much of the left side of his brain and had serious concerns involving his heart. Seth and Lauren were left facing questions about his survival, development, and future—and a recommendation to terminate the pregnancy.They talk honestly about grief, doubt, prayer, medical trauma, and the night they had to decide what they believed when God did not provide the complete healing they had hoped for.Seth and Lauren also share Dougie’s emergency birth, NICU stay, porencephaly and COL4A1 diagnosis, infantile spasms, seizures, surgeries, and ongoing therapies. They explain how responsibilities that once felt impossible slowly became their family’s new normal.The episode concludes with the unexpected pregnancy and remarkable story of their daughter, Peace, as well as encouragement for parents who have received a complex medical diagnosis for their child.This is a conversation about grieving what you expected, receiving the life you have been given, and choosing hope when there are no easy answers.Content note: This episode includes discussion of prenatal medical diagnosis, pregnancy complications, termination/abortion, medical trauma, infant seizures, depression, and pregnancy-loss fears.
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