Category Archives: Patient Stories

The Infinite Value of Gianna and Her Baby

Gianna couldn’t stop sobbing. “CompassCare is a safe place, you can cry here,” her CompassCare nurse assured her. The first trimester nausea was continual. Her boyfriend was expressionless. Gianna’s own mother had stopped all communication weeks ago. She felt lonely, trapped, confused, and literally sick to her stomach. Gianna found CompassCare online. She called the

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Cheyenne and Her Baby Were Saved!

“There’s nothing you can do.” The words hit Cheyenne* like a truck as the events of the last 36 hours flashed through her mind. As a single mother living with her aunt, Cheyenne loves her 14-month-old baby boy, but even with her aunt’s help, it is difficult raising a child. Shocked, Cheyenne discovered she was

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Her Eyes Lit Up with the Ultrasound Screen

Life is busy. She’s trying to finish school. Now Norah suspects that she may be pregnant. Living in a small Brooklyn apartment with her grandmother, a child in the cramped living space didn’t seem doable for Norah. Without telling a soul—not even her mom or close friends—she began searching for abortion pills online.  But instead

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“How are you, Becca?”

Becca discovered she was pregnant. Her first thought was, “What am I going I do?” She felt better after sharing the news with the father of the baby—he expressed some support. Becca’s spirits lifted. Until she told her parents. “What have you done!” Her parents offered no compassion or support. Instead, they told her to

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Afraid to Even Say “Pregnant”

As Carmilla found herself in the crowded streets of New York City, she couldn’t help but miss home. Navigating her new reality—finding work, learning the language, renting an apartment, and more—was taking up all of her time. As ends weren’t meeting, she came to her breaking point: two pink lines on a home pregnancy test.

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