Stephanie Mast

And so that first moment, it was like at first it was disbelief, but then it was just relief to see that she can walk, she's alive, and this is actually her and we're here. And that was just a culmination of all of these highs and lows. And like Joshua said, even though this is a long interview, it's— There's so much emotion in like any good story. There's triumphs and there's failures.

And so that first moment, it was like at first it was disbelief, but then it was just relief to see that she can walk, she's alive, and this is actually her and we're here. And that was just a culmination of all of these highs and lows. And like Joshua said, even though this is a long interview, it's— There's so much emotion in like any good story. There's triumphs and there's failures.

There's heroes, there's villains. And we've like through this experience have had all of that. And so in that moment, even with meeting them for the first time, there was such joy and relief. And it was just like, we made it to this moment.

There's heroes, there's villains. And we've like through this experience have had all of that. And so in that moment, even with meeting them for the first time, there was such joy and relief. And it was just like, we made it to this moment.

There's heroes, there's villains. And we've like through this experience have had all of that. And so in that moment, even with meeting them for the first time, there was such joy and relief. And it was just like, we made it to this moment.

And really we just, we did then what we were planning to do all along. We just poured everything into her.

And really we just, we did then what we were planning to do all along. We just poured everything into her.

And really we just, we did then what we were planning to do all along. We just poured everything into her.

And so medical, like, I mean, I don't know how many times I went up to Duke and Raleigh and medical appointment after medical appointment, like from just a few days in, just went down the line, everything that we had planned 18 months prior or what, 18 months or more prior, we immediately executed and went down the line and just,

And so medical, like, I mean, I don't know how many times I went up to Duke and Raleigh and medical appointment after medical appointment, like from just a few days in, just went down the line, everything that we had planned 18 months prior or what, 18 months or more prior, we immediately executed and went down the line and just,

And so medical, like, I mean, I don't know how many times I went up to Duke and Raleigh and medical appointment after medical appointment, like from just a few days in, just went down the line, everything that we had planned 18 months prior or what, 18 months or more prior, we immediately executed and went down the line and just,

started to just kind of get a gauge of, okay, where is she at physically, emotionally, just across the board and just poured into her. Yeah.

started to just kind of get a gauge of, okay, where is she at physically, emotionally, just across the board and just poured into her. Yeah.

started to just kind of get a gauge of, okay, where is she at physically, emotionally, just across the board and just poured into her. Yeah.

I didn't even realize that she didn't smile until a couple weeks in, and it was something, and you mentioned, she's like, oh, look, she's smiling. And it took a while for her, like, her face is now to today, her face is like her baby photos. It's like any child where when you look at their baby photos, you're like, oh, I can see, like, I can see the way they look as a kid. You can see it back then.

I didn't even realize that she didn't smile until a couple weeks in, and it was something, and you mentioned, she's like, oh, look, she's smiling. And it took a while for her, like, her face is now to today, her face is like her baby photos. It's like any child where when you look at their baby photos, you're like, oh, I can see, like, I can see the way they look as a kid. You can see it back then.

I didn't even realize that she didn't smile until a couple weeks in, and it was something, and you mentioned, she's like, oh, look, she's smiling. And it took a while for her, like, her face is now to today, her face is like her baby photos. It's like any child where when you look at their baby photos, you're like, oh, I can see, like, I can see the way they look as a kid. You can see it back then.

And so... her face is back to the way she was as a baby, where big eyes, open, very expressive when she talks. But it took, it was like layers of an onion. It took time for that child to reemerge.

And so... her face is back to the way she was as a baby, where big eyes, open, very expressive when she talks. But it took, it was like layers of an onion. It took time for that child to reemerge.

And so... her face is back to the way she was as a baby, where big eyes, open, very expressive when she talks. But it took, it was like layers of an onion. It took time for that child to reemerge.