On March 25, 2018 I boarded a flight to Las Vegas while 26 weeks pregnant with diminished vision, abdominal pain, trouble breathing and swollen extremities. Upon landing in Washington DC, I went to labor and delivery who then transferred me to the emergency room. It was there that I discovered that my blood pressure was 262/154 and a brain attack was called. Within 30 minutes I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia, but further test revealed that I actually had HELLP syndrome and needed to deliver immediately. At 26 weeks and five days my daughter Reign Victoria was born weighing 1 lb15 oz. Over the next three months I sat in the NICU with her and researched about this condition that I never heard of. It was there that I signed up for the preeclampsia registry and connected with the foundation in an effort to give back to the community. I am excited after 6 years to step forward and chair the 2025 Washington DC Promise Walk! 

Every day, hundreds of families face the unexpected diagnosis of preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome. With the diagnosis comes uncertainty, fear, frustration, and anger. When they turn for answers and information, they find the Preeclampsia Foundation and our community.

That’s probably how you got here too. 

One of the most important ways that families can connect with the Foundation and other families like theirs is through the in-person Promise Walk for Preeclampsia events, a walk-a-thon to raise funds and awareness for preeclampsia education and research.