Dad Jeff tells of his beautiful daughter Amber who was born without kidneys and the struggle he and his wife have had with not only the loss of their daughter, but the second loss of a child due to bilateral renal agenesis. And we would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Amber Rae!

Listen to Jeff's wife Bre's account of the Amber's birth here: https://youtu.be/vJInExVSl6Y

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Time Stamps:

00:00 Amber Rae 00:15 Introduction 00:58 Introduction of Jeff 02:00 Life after first loss 07:49 Pregnancy 09:21 What Renal Agenesis is 11:19 Finding out 21:35 Preparing during the pandemic to meet Amber 31:21 Birth of Amber 33:57 How they chose the name Amber Rae

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