A miracle times two: Julie Atteritano dreamed of starting a family. And not even a terrifying diagnosis could stand in her way.

From: Good Housekeeping | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Cool, Lisa Collier | Copyright information

After a storybook wedding in June 2002, Chris Vonduring and Julie Atteritano spent a month in New Zealand exploring remote islands and hiking over glaciers. Only one thing marred their perfect honeymoon: Julie's exhaustion. Assuming her nagging fatigue was due to overexertion, Julie, then 25, kept going. And when her stomach began to swell, she blamed it on too many restaurant meals. But when she developed abdominal pain after returning home to Rockville Centre, New York, she knew ...

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