Posted On Monday, December 06, 2010  by Amy

Cindi,    I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia & HELLP Syndrome at 35 weeks and delivered my now 14 week old with little complications. The first time that I had ever even heard of preeclampsia was at about month five of my pregnancy. Having delivered so easily and seeing my blood pressure go back to normal after four days, I guess that I assumed that preeclampsia really wasn't that big of a deal. Then I read your story. I am sitting here crying thinking about your loss of Heidi and I now realize that preeclampsia IS a big deal.  And that I am very fortunate. Thanks for sharing Heidi's story. You have inspired me to act. I am going to run a marathon in Heidi's honor and will fundraise to be able to make a donation to the Preeclampsia Foundation. I am so grateful to be able to sit here and gaze into my son's eyes... something that Heidi doesn't get to do. Maybe my small token will help with reasearch so that doctors can begin to understand this better. Thanks again for sharing.