CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC .com | 13 Kristen and Myers Coggin have their own three children, ages 8, 6 and 4. Along with their extended family and a lot of supportive friends, they've spent the years since they lost Adelyn honoring her. In 2015, they formed "Team Adelyn's Hope" to raise money and awareness through the March of Dimes' annual March for Babies walkathon event. To date, Team Adelyn's Hope has participated in six marches, grown to over 100 participants and become the largest March of Dimes team in Greenville. ey have raised over $112,000 for the March of Dimes, which funds research and programs for the prevention of premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. ey have inspired other friends who have experienced premature birth, like Fayetteville residents Kerry and Luke Wheeler and their twin first-grade daughters. e Wheelers' first baby, Cole Holmes Wheeler, arrived stillborn at 21 weeks. Kristen is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Eastern N.C. chapter of the March of Dimes and is careful to point out that her favorite nonprofit exists to promote the health and well-being of all babies, not just preemies and their mothers as well. She shares the comforting ways that her family has found to honor Adelyn. "We consider her a part of our family even though she is not here on earth with us," Kristen said. "Every year, we have some sort of birthday celebration for her. We each have some sort of space in our homes for pictures and other memorials of her. And more importantly, we say her name out loud to each other and to others. We talk about her to keep her memory alive for ourselves and for our children." Although Dr. Coggin took a polite pass on joining her two sisters in having "Adelyn Jane" tattooed on her feet, she does always keep her toenails painted pink in memory of her precious first niece. ose pink-polished feet will continue to march on for Adelyn Jane McGee and the millions of other babies born too early each year. Because, as a Winnie the Pooh quote special to Team Adelyn's Hope goes, "sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart". www.marchofdimes.org Claire Mullen can be reached at clairejlmullen@ gmail.com. PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE is common, but usually goes unrecognized. This disease can lead to disabling leg pain, foot ulcers, limb loss, aneurysm, stroke, and even death. RISK FACTORS INCLUDE: Over the age of 40 Smoker Diabetes Blood pressure Cholesterol Kidney disease ALL INSURANCES WELCOME ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS Evaluation of Leg Pain Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment of varicose veins and RF closure Treatment of non-healing leg and foot ulcers VASCULAR CLINIC • Valley Cardiology, PA M. Akram Paracha, MD, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI Augustine George, MD, FACC 3656 Cape Center Drive Fayetteville, NC 28304 910.321.1012 UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Fayetteville's Favorite Ladies Boutique 910.867.6001 • 322 Glensford Drive, Unit 106 Fayetteville, NC 28314 • CROSBY • MARIE OLIVER • JOY JOY • AMANDA UPRICHARD • ANNA CATE • LILLA P • MIGNONNE GAVIGAN • Emerson Fry • JADE • JUDE CONNALLY