For the Young family – five-year-old twins Conor and Liam and their parents Kate and Randy – taking part in Denver’s 12th Annual Great Candy Run, which benefits the Fetal Health Foundation (FHF), is very important. They know first-hand that FHF is a real life-saver.
In 2009, the happiness Kate and Randy experienced while awaiting the birth of their boys turned to fear when, 20 weeks into the pregnancy, they learned the babies had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). The parents-to-be were told nothing could be done to save their sons. Luckily, their search led them to the Fetal Health Foundation.
“The Fetal Health Foundation was there in our darkest hour to give us hope that anything is possible,” said Kate. “Contacting them was a huge turning point for us. They gave us the help we needed to find the right doctors.”
The grateful mother, who used to run marathons and compete in triathlons, is committed to collecting funds to give help – and hope – to other families. She participated in her first Half Ironman at Lake Tahoe and raised $1,300 for FHF, and created a fundraising page, “Paying It Forward for Fetal Hope,” to spread the word about the national nonprofit and its work.