Natalie Diaz of Twiniversity chats with Crystal Duffy, mom of three girls, two of which are ID twins. Her twins struggled with a TTTS battle while Crystal was dealing with TTTS surgery, a placental abruption, and a 38 day NICU stay, Crystal has been through it all. Turning her unfortunate situation into a positive one, Crystal is now a Parent Advisor at her local NICU in Houston and the author of the upcoming book Twin To Twin. For more info from Crystal, check out her blog The Duffy Diary and you can purchase her book on Amazon too.
Crystal Duffy is a Latina writer with two degrees from Georgetown University. She began her career as an educational consultant and then worked as a public high school teacher. She is the author of her memoir, Twin to Twin, detailing her high-risk twin pregnancy. Her story was featured in Woman’s World and her essays on parenting have appeared in Twins Magazine, You&Me Medical Magazine, Scary Mommy, BluntMoms, Mamapedia and forthcoming Brain Child Magazine. She is a senior writer for Twiniversity. She serves as co-chair for the Parent Advisory Council for the NICU for Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Houston Medical Center. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the Junior League of Houston, and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She lives in Houston with her husband Edward, their three little girls, including a set of identical twins, and a yappy little yorkie. For updates on her upcoming book please visit her website. You can connect with Crystal on Twitter at CrystalDuffyAuthor, LinkedIn and Facebook.