by Jennifer Sheedy | 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 Jennifer Sheedy | 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 Jennifer Sheedy | 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 Jennifer Sheedy | 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 Jennifer Sheedy | 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 Jennifer Sheedy | 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... 
by Jennifer Sheedy | Sep 24, 2019 | Fertility and Infertility, Pregnancy and Birth
They were present in her from the first, and in abundance – the devotion, trust, and moral courage that characterize a woman of the Lord who wanted every part of her life full of the faith, including her place of medical care. While working at Fair Oaks Hospital,...