Articles labeled: triplets

The story of Jeff Hagenbuch is a tragic one — he went to being an elated father of triplets, to a grieving widower when his wife, Tina, died during childbirth last December. The Kalamazoo Gazette, has followed up with Jeff and reports that he is “carrying on” and slowly readjusting to life as a single father of 3:

In the weeks and months since Tina Hagenbuch’s death, her husband said he has had to learn to be patient and physically and emotionally demonstrative with his triplets.

“The biggest challenge so far is taking care of them without getting mad or frustrated,” Hagenbuch said.

Tina and Jeff Hagenbuch had been married for 18 months, but together for six years. They met on a blind date.

“I never wanted to get married until I met her,” Hagenbuch said of his late wife, Tina. “She was all about giving me a family.”

Tina Hagenbuch had two daughters, Skye, 22, and Tylar, 16, from a previous marriage, both of whom have stepped in to help out with their stepsisters and stepbrother.

At first when we read this we thought it was an update to this story, which is eerily similar.

Topping our rash of triplet news comes this freaky story…

A one year old girl is found to have her undeveloped siblings stuck in her stomach and finally has the body parts removed.

The girl had initially been diagnosed with stomach tumors, however doctors later discovered her abdominal discomfort was the result of two deceased siblings connected to her digestive tract.

One of the bodies was complete except for limbs. The second had only a head with hairs and part of its digestive system

What a sad, sad story.

This Christmas season, a father will have to celebrate and mourn at the same time.

Donation/Trust information is as follows:

If you’d like to help the Smith Family, you can drop off items such as diapers, clothes and car seats at Victory Assembly of God Church, at 2561 W. Ruthrauff Rd., Tucson AZ, 85705-1853.

A memorial fund has been set-up as well. If you’d like to donate to that, just go to any Wells Fargo Bank and donate to the Debra L. Smith Family Memorial Fund.

During this holiday season, a Tucson father has three reasons to celebrate. Andrue Smith’s wife recently gave birth to triplet boys.

But tragically, his wife died after the babies were born.

Andrue is now struggling to cope with the loss of his wife and raising the babies on his own.
They’re daddy’s little boys. Legend, Tristian and Jaisyn were born six weeks premature, a week ago today.

“All I wanted was a son,” he told us.

In a world in which bad news dominates, it’s so nice to hear about an out-pouring of support and help for a mother down on her luck (not only is she down on her luck, she also just gave birth to triplets!).

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Offers of help are pouring in for a homeless Michigan woman who recently gave birth to triplets.

“We have received hundreds of calls,” said Janie Bergeron, who directs Green Gables Haven, a Barry County shelter where Monica Roberts, her babies and her mother are staying.

Bergeron’s staff is working overtime this week to return telephone messages.

“There are literally hundreds of people we’re trying to call back,” she told The Grand Rapids Press for a story published Tuesday.

Invitations to take in the 33-year-old mother and her babies have been proffered by people in Holland, Kalamazoo, Lansing and beyond.