In the fall of 2022, Rosie and her husband, Connor, received the surprise of a lifetime. With no family history of multiples, they learned that their one year old daughter, Luna, would soon have three brothers: spontaneous, identical triplets.
Cruz, Mac, and Leo shared a single placenta. Mac and Leo shared an amniotic sac. The pregnancy was high risk for Rosie and all three babies, but especially for Leo. Leo was at highest risk because of not only his “living situation” with Mac, but because an anatomy scan showed that he had a shift in his heart placement.
After the boys were born at 30.5 weeks, Mac and Cruz stayed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for 52 days and Leo, two days after being born and in the NICU, was rushed to Seattle Children’s Hospital for an emergency surgery to correct an intestinal obstruction. This was the start of “Leo the Lion’s” 13-month rollercoaster hospital stay and his fight for his little life.
In this week’s episode, Rosie shares her courageous journey of a mother’s love, shining a beacon of hope for families with medically fragile babies. She also describes the intense journey of mothering four children, living in three locations due to medical necessity. Rosie speaks truth to power in navigating the healthcare system, receiving support from her community, and her ongoing recovery from the trauma of her experiences.
