Texas Health Dallas NICU Fund

Jenny and Chris Marr expected to hear one tiny heartbeat when they went for their first appointment. Instead, they embarked on their journey to becoming the parents of natural, identical quadruplets — a type of instant family that occurs in only one in 11 million births. Both Chris and Jenny are only children, with no history of multiples in their family.

Hudson, Harrison, Henry and Hardy came into the world on March 15, 2020, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.

"This situation is so incredibly rare that there are only about 72 documented cases of spontaneous, identical quadruplets ever," Dr. Murray said. 

They were transferred to the Special Care Nursery on April 25, where they stayed for a little less than a month. Henry, the last baby to be discharged, went home May 12, 10 weeks after the boys were born.

The couple said their time at Texas Health Dallas was a powerful journey, as caregivers and hospital staff became their four baby boys' first extended family.

“We will forever be indebted to the amazing doctors, nurses, OT, RT, PT and support staff at Texas Health. Each and every single person that we encountered made an impact in our life and in our boys life” said Jenny. “We are so proud of our tiny little miracles and all they have done to make such a positive impact in this world. Sharing their story and the miracles that they are (.01% chance of any of them surviving) will never get old.”

If you’ve been touched by the care your loved one has received in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), please join Chris and Jenny on making a gift to support our tiniest patients and their families.  Your donation helps with the greatest need and pay it forward to others in our NICU throughout the year.