Every year, half a million babies in the U.S. are born prematurely.

At 21 weeks, my son, Conrad Och was one of those children born entirely too premature. His lungs were not fully developed and there was no hope for his survival. We unfortunately may never know what caused his birth to come so early... but if we support causes that do the research to try to understand why & how to prevent this from happening... maybe even saving just one life... bringing another family hope... that could be Conrad's legacy.

Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death and many life long disabilities. The funds we raise in March for Babies supports research that saves babies' lives so that we might see more of our children grow up and live happy and healthy lives.

Team Conrad was started in 2007 and as of 2011, in just 4 years (5 walks) raised over $4,000.00 in Conrad's name!

Conrad will live on through us and all of the family and friends that loved him who support March of Dimes in his name.

Thank you all for your support. Here's hoping for a great walk 6 in 2012!

~Celestial

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.