Inspiring Family Knows Their 2 Girls With Same Rare Disorder Are Miracles
December 29, 2015

Sisters Share The Same Rare Disorder
“We love our life.” It’s a statement you wouldn’t expect any parent to have to defend. And yet, Gwen and Scott Hartley are forced to reiterate this point regularly in response to the finger pointing and stares they receive when out in public as a family. And it’s all because others see their two girls with the same rare disorder as different. But to their loving parents and big brother, Cal, the girls are nothing less than an absolute blessing.


“We have chosen not to focus so much on all that is ‘WRONG’ with our child, but instead, we cherish all that our ‘Mimi’ brings to our lives. Her ‘issues’ are normal to us, and we choose to not view them as negatives but instead as just a tiny part of who Claire is. She is an amazing little girl — stronger than anyone we’ve ever known! — and SO MUCH MORE than just the sum of all her diagnoses.”

“We were devastated initially, but this soon passed as we realized that this was the same child that we waited nearly five years to conceive, the same child that we wanted desperately, and the same child that we loved with everything in us, regardless of the size of her head.”It was big brother, Cal -- then only 7 years old -- who really inspired the family to appreciate the gift they’d been given. The sweet boy told Gwen,
“Mom, I just want to know her…no matter how long she’s here.”

“We love our three children, feel blessed by each unique child, and wouldn’t change one thing about our life or what we’ve been through. We only wish everyone could feel what WE feel on a daily basis.”[rsnippet id="2" name="ArticleAd-300x250-3"] And as the kids have grown, Cal’s tenderness and dedication for his sisters has only deepened. He says,
“I’m so lucky that they’re my sisters. I’ve been a different person ever since growing up with them. It’s made me a better person, and I’m just lucky to have them.”


"They have feelings just like everybody else and they can love people too," says Cal. "They can feel the love as well."These little miracles are proof that God doesn’t make mistakes. Both girls have a special calling on their lives, and you can’t help but be inspired hearing their story.
"They have done more for me in my life than I probably ever will for them," says their dad, Scott. "They've changed me and us in such profound ways, we'll probably never really understand all of it."
This little miracle has the same condition, and is sure to steal your heart!

Jesus gave this little girl a special heart, and her story is incredible!
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