[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING KARI GRACE MORK

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2013

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, today, I honor a mother and her child.
   A member of my staff recently gave birth to her daughter, who had a 
fatal birth defect and could not survive outside of the womb.
   This absolutely devastating condition unfortunately happens to many 
children each year. We rarely hear of these cases, though, because such 
pregnancies are often terminated.
   But there are also many mothers who choose to carry their sons and 
daughters to term--providing nourishment and the most loving home 
possible here on earth.
   This child had a name--Kari Grace. And she had a mom, Kirsten, and 
dad, David.
   That is why I am sharing this story today--so that other women might 
hear it, and might feel that they are not alone, and know that caring 
for their child is an act of pure, unselfish love worthy of 
recognition.
   Most of us will never meet these children. But they exist, and we 
will forever be touched by the grace of knowing that a life was created 
and a mother was made.
   Thank you, Kirsten, for displaying such strength and love to a world 
that doesn't always recognize it. And to Kari Grace--please know you 
created a great mom, and that you will always be loved and remembered.

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