Our Story
A little girl named Harlowwho taught us hope.
This is a story about a miracle, an impossible diagnosis, and a family who chose love over fear — and, in doing so, began building hope for other families walking the same road.
Chapter One
A miracle before she was even born.
For years, Kristen and Brad tried to have children. Doctors had given them only a five percent chance of conceiving naturally. When Harlow arrived in April 2022, she was already a miracle — a soft, warm answer to every prayer and every quiet ache.
There is no way to describe the first moments of holding a baby you thought you might never meet. It felt, to them, like the whole world had held its breath and, at last, exhaled.
Chapter Two
Within twenty-four hours, everything changed.
Doctors discovered Harlow had suffered a devastating stroke in the last weeks of pregnancy. Severe hydrocephalus. Extensive brain damage. A prognosis of only six to nine months to live.
Kristen and Brad were given two impossible paths: continue aggressive medical intervention with surgeries and life support — or bring Harlow home, where every remaining day could be spent surrounded by love.
Chapter Three
They chose home.They chose memories.They chose family.
It wasn't a choice to give up. It was a choice to be fully, completely present — to fill whatever time they had with laughter and pancakes and daisies picked from the yard.
Chapter Four
She exceeded every expectation.
She smiled. She laughed. She learned to communicate.
She received her wheelchair. She surprised neurologists. She inspired thousands of people.
She taught everyone around her what hope truly means — that hope is not a feeling, but a way of showing up for the people you love.
Chapter Five
And then they realized they weren't alone.
Because of everything they experienced, Brad and Kristen realized another heartbreaking truth: there are countless families bringing children home on hospice care who receive very little support.
Most assistance focuses on the child. Very little exists for the parents. Even less exists for siblings. Families still have mortgages. Utility bills. Car payments. Housekeeping. Yard work. Daily responsibilities that continue while parents are simply trying to cherish every remaining moment.
That realization became Harlow's Hope.
A Timeline
Harlow's journey, in her own time.
April 2022
A miracle arrives
After years of trying and a five percent chance of conceiving naturally, Kristen and Brad welcome Harlow into the world.
24 Hours Later
Everything changes
Doctors discover Harlow suffered a devastating stroke in the last weeks of pregnancy, leaving her with severe hydrocephalus and extensive brain damage.
The Prognosis
Six to nine months
Her parents are told Harlow may only live six to nine months. They're offered two impossible paths: aggressive intervention, or home.
The Choice
They chose home
Kristen and Brad chose home. They chose memories. They chose family. Every remaining day would be spent surrounded by love.
Year One
She smiled
Harlow began exceeding every expectation. She smiled. She laughed. She learned to communicate in her own way.
Year Two
She surprised everyone
Neurologists were astonished. Harlow received her wheelchair and continued to grow, love, and inspire everyone around her.
Year Three & Beyond
She taught us hope
Harlow continues to teach thousands of people what hope truly means — quietly, powerfully, one ordinary miracle at a time.
Today
Harlow's Hope is born
Out of that journey, Brad and Kristen created Harlow's Hope — so other families walking this road are never left to carry the weight alone.
Harlow's story is still being written.
And now, so is the story of every family we help. You can be part of the next chapter.