“Lainey’s Journey” Hope in every smile

Danny Federico reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com “She is clothed with strength and dignity; and she laughs without fear of the future.” (Proverbs 31:25 NLT) Darbi and Markell Holtzclaw, lifelong residents of Branford and proud parents of 9-year-old Jase and 7- year-old Rhett, welcomed their third child, Lainey Shae Holtzclaw, into the world on April 3, 2023. A beaming bundle of joy, born at 6 lbs. and 6 oz., Lainey greeted the world without complications. However, on May 30, 2023, when Lainey was just shy of turning 2 months old, Darbi and Markell began to notice a turn in her health. "We thought she was having seizures and had one eye that would stay crossed, and she would have a