by Sharon Chang | Dec 2, 2019 | Fertility and Infertility
They met as schoolmates at Seton High School in Manassas, Virginia. They felt that unmistakable attraction—and dated for three of their four high school years. After graduating from their separate colleges, they reconnected and dated for five more years. They were wed... 
by Sharon Chang | Nov 25, 2019 | Pregnancy and Birth, Unborn Life
Twenty-four years old, unmarried, without family support, embarked on plans for her own future–but lacking the kind of financial security that would permit her to undertake single parenthood. That was Josephine S’s situation when, approximately eight months ago,... 
by Sharon Chang | Nov 18, 2019 | Pregnant Women in Need
My name is Lydia K., and I would like to share how I came into contact with Tepeyac. Some years ago we moved to Virginia. I was pregnant with our third child. Through Catholic friends we had just met, we learned about a great pro-life OB/GYN practice which would not... 
by Biniam Abraham | Nov 11, 2019 | Personal Story
By Biniam Abraham, PA-S, James Madison University I’m a physician assistant (PA) student from the James Madison University (JMU) Physician Assistant Program. As part of my clinical rotation I have been shadowing with and learning from the OB/GYN providers for the past... 
by Sharon Chang | Nov 4, 2019 | Fertility and Infertility
She was bubbling over with enthusiasm the day we met her and heard her story. In fact, we unleashed a torrent of memories by asking Mary how she first became a Tepeyac patient. The former Mary Peters was a single woman trying to manage an irregular menstrual cycle.... 
by Sharon Chang | Oct 28, 2019 | Infant Loss, Miscarriage, and Perinatal Hospice
2017 marked a turning point in the lives of Lauren and Jeffrey Huang. Three uneventful pregnancies and one early miscarriage had led Lauren to expect neither more nor less than business as usual with her childbearing. Learning that she was pregnant for a fourth time... 
by Sharon Chang | Oct 21, 2019 | Pregnant Women in Need
Jocelyn She was jobless and her partner was without a secure job. That was the situation when Jocelyn found herself pregnant and reported to the Metro Women’s Center for help. The Center referred her to Tepeyac OB/GYN—where, to her intense surprise and tremendous... 
by Kathryn Doherty | Oct 14, 2019 | Infant Loss, Miscarriage, and Perinatal Hospice
I want to say thank you to all of you who support Tepeyac OB/GYN through Divine Mercy Care. You’ve done more for me than you could ever know. Sometimes when we write a check or pledge funds to an organization online, it feels impersonal. What good have we done? I... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Oct 7, 2019 | Fertility and Infertility
Larry and Jennifer Watson have an extraordinary story built around succeeding miracles – and this is after only six years of marriage. Less than a year after their marriage, Jennifer, a Tepeyac patient since 2005, was diagnosed with stage 4b Hodgkins Lymphoma. The... 
by Sharon Chang | Sep 30, 2019 | Personal Story
When we first met her, briefly, amidst the hubbub of Divine Mercy Care’s 2018 Gala, we already knew that we were encountering one of the most remarkable donors our organization had ever seen. Sitting down to talk with Kay Crnkovich shortly before Thanksgiving, we...
