This is the story of my daughter, Carmen, who lived in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Fairfax Hospital. She was born at 34 weeks gestation after a fairly normal pregnancy. Four days after birth, Carmen received the first of many diagnoses that altered her life forever. Despite her health challenges, Carmen became the one who truly altered lives. My desire is that this book would be an encouragement to parents who have received a prenatal or postnatal diagnosis, and those with a multitude of medical complexities. My hope is that this book would be a resource available for parents "living" in the hospital alongside their child and the friends and family supporting them. Most of all, this book is for those who are hopeless and need to read about a little girl who is indeed a medical miracle.