
, Diana
The story behind this
I haven’t really shared this part out loud yet.
I’ve been a high school teacher for 17 years, and I’m also a yoga teacher. I have a son, Cooper, who is 7, and a daughter, Callie, who is 5.
After going through IVF, Cooper’s birth was beautiful and his development was always right on track.
After Cooper, I miscarried twins, the remaining embryos from my first round of IVF. So I went through a second round to get pregnant with Callie.
During her birth, she experienced shoulder dystocia. Suddenly, what felt like a million doctors rushed into the room. The whole thing was surreal. Thankfully, they were able to help her with no lasting damage.
A couple of years later we discovered she had an extremely large arachnoid cyst that required surgery. She ended up needing three surgeries.
Today, she is doing amazing. She’s progressing so beautifully, and I can finally see how bright her future is going to be. Callie is my bright light. She makes me laugh when I need it most. She is kind, caring, unbelievably smart, brave beyond words, and truly my hero. She inspires me every single day.
Life doesn’t always turn out the way you planned, but sometimes the ending becomes even more beautiful than you could have imagined.
This journey is what led me to become a yoga teacher and to search for ways to help other moms, because every person has a story, and every mom is carrying something people may never fully see.
I’m still learning as I go. I mess up all the time. But one thing I’ve learned through all of this is that perspective changes everything.
