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She never forgot the care she received.
Decades later, when it was Jacquelyn’s
turn to begin planning her own family,
Janice told her exactly who she should
ask to be her doctor.
“My mom said I want nothing but the
best for you, and she was referring to
Dr. Kosasa,” Jacquelyn said.
She listened. It would turn out to
be a fortunate decision. Dr. Kosasa
discovered Jacquelyn had a pre-existing
condition that would make it difficult to
get pregnant naturally.
“This is when I started to understand a
little bit more of what my mom went
through when I was diagnosed with
polycystic ovary syndrome,” Jacquelyn
said. “There were these little cysts that
prevented the egg from becoming
full size or fully developed and so my
chances of conceiving were not good.”
Just as her mom learned before,
Dr. Kosasa’s “calm, kind and gentle”
approach to what could be a chal-
lenging dream of having a child kept
Jacquelyn positive throughout
her journey.
“He was taking my safety and my baby's
safety very seriously throughout the
entire pregnancy,” Jacquelyn said. And
when her daughter, little Sadie, decided
to enter the world, she almost marked
another milestone in the doctor’s career.
“I was hoping that it would be his
10,000 th baby. We just missed it. I think
he said Sadie was 9,996.”
Above: Dr. Kosasa at the in vitro fertilization lab next to a specialized microscope that can capture
images of embryos. Below: Janice Low (left) and daughter Jacquelyn Low (right) holding up a
photo of themselves when Jacquelyn was just a baby.
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