Amy

From the page: "Thatâ€s when I decided to bring the kids up. If she was going to go, I wanted them to have a chance to see her. I wanted them to give her a fighting chance and for her to hear and remember in some remote part of that brain exactly who and what she was fighting for. So, the director of the hospital agreed to let the kids in. They donned masks and trudged up to her room. They knew mom was bad and that she hadnâ€t opened her eyes and had tubes keeping her alive. They talked a little bit, were afraid a little bit, and sad too. But God bless my kids. They are all too familiar with hospital trips. 2 of them have been visiting hospitals for more than half of their lives. They told her how much they loved her. They are strong. They get that from their mom." - Amy

Venis adds that it's not wrong for parents to hope for a specific gender, and it does not mean that they don't want the child. "They have the right to want the certain sex," she tells MSNBC. But if the problem is severe enough to cause symptoms of depression, parents should not be ashamed to seek the advice of a therapist. - Amy