Welcome to The Maggie Effect Apparel Fundraiser!

We’re so excited to offer Trisomy families the opportunity to create customized clothing and merchandise that celebrate their child’s beautiful life and lasting impact. These special pieces allow friends and family to carry their light forward, sharing their love and joy wherever they go. Proceeds will benefit The Stella Effect, supporting its mission to uplift Trisomy 13 and 18 families through community, celebration, and advocacy.

Together, we will celebrate and honor our babies with an extra chromosome and keep their love shining. Please join us in celebrating Maggie’s fifth birthday by purchasing something from The Maggie Effect line.

Maggie

Hi, this is Maggie, and we're celebrating her BIG 5 this year!

Maggie was born on July 15th, 2020, with a rare genetic disorder called Trisomy 18 (Edward's Syndrome). From the moment we received her diagnosis, we were led to believe she wouldn't be compatible with anything life has to offer. Yet each year that goes by proves again and again that she writes her own story.

She has defied the odds repeatedly, facing death multiple times, but always fighting her way through. She's never given up, and neither have we. Maggie didn't gain her nickname "Miracle Maggie" for no reason!

Her birthday theme this year is butterflies; we always think of her when we see them. Butterflies represent hope and resilience after hardship. They represent growth and freedom. Maggie's first few years were full of darkness, but many rays of light existed throughout them. Now that she's older, that darkness is behind us. She is the epitome of strength and binds our family together with her happiness and purity.