On November 3,34-year-old Karisa Bugal was going into labor at the Medical Center of Aurora, Colorado, when doctors discovered that she had a rare and unpreventable condition called amniotic fluid embolism.
"The amniotic fluids surrounding the baby or part of the baby's skin or hair gets into the mother's bloodstream and that causes catastrophic shutdown of all the organs," Dr. Kelly Gerow told KUSA-TV. "We don't know how to prevent it. We don't know how to keep it from happening at all."
Because of the condition, her unborn child's heart rate began to dip, and the mother was faced with a horrible choice: Have a C-section and save his life, or delay and save her own.
"Her other option would have been to stay awake for her surgery, but by the time we would have put in a spinal tap or something it's possible Declan would not have made it," Dr. Gerow told KUSA-TV.
Karisa didn't hesitate to make the decision that would ensure her baby's delivery, and went under the knife knowing full well that the procedure would most likely be fatal for her.
At around 7:30 a.m. on November 4, Declan Jay Bugal, a healthy, 7-pound, 4-ounce baby boy, was born. The staff told his mother that her miracle baby had made it, then wheeled her to the ICU, where she passed away shortly thereafter. Her last words were, "How big is he?"
Her husband, Wes Bugal, was devastated, wondering how he would break the news to their daughter, Mallory, and his newborn son when he was old enough to understand what happened.
"How do I explain to him that his mom is gone giving birth to him? I think about that all the time," Wes Bugal told KUSA-TV. "How do I explain when he asks, 'Where's Mommy?'
Hold on to what you have now because you never know when it's going to be taken away from you."
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up in her name, and the goal of $20,000 was exceeded in just over a day (at the moment, it stands at almost $45,635).
The comments section has been flooded with messages of condolences, as well as touching reminders of just far a mother's love can go.
From: Womans Day
OMG! May God Almighty rest her soul and be with the family. It is well. *sad face*
ReplyDeleteTears fill my eye RIP beautiful woman.
DeleteThat's a true mother for u
DeleteWilling to givew her life to her child and she did
So sad but that to be is the best decision
May God comfort her family!
Anyone who has lhasa dog for sale should please drop contact info.. thanks
DeleteBLOG ANALYSER: very touching! Rest in peace and may soul of Chaz B rest in peace Amen
DeleteHmmmmmmm I can relate to this. But God is good.
DeleteThe idiot that wrote about the Lhasa dog on such a post is very stupid!!!! What is wrong with you??
DeleteStella, i broke down in hot tears. Cant remember the last time i cried like dis... Just dawned on me dat in all things we should give thanks. My case is almost exactly like d woman's just dat in mine i suddenly had eclamspia wit no single sign on pre-eclampsia during antenatal. After the Emergency CS i was also rushed into d ICU dept where i stayed for several weeks unconscious..
DeleteTho am still struggling 3years after to recover fully both physically and emotionally but i just wana bless God dat am Alive and so is my child....
AM MOVED BY THIS WOMAN'S SACRIFICE AS I CAN RELATE WELL WITH IT....RIP TO THE BRAVEST MOTHER EVER!!!!
Anonymous 9:20am nothing is wrong with me, Ema binu ma/sir
DeleteANGELRAY SAID
ReplyDeleteRIP wat a wonderful mother, make d man come marry me na make I help am take care of d children at least enough dollars dey.
Are you for real
DeleteAngel ray, you are the kind of wife every man should pray never to come across. I bind you IJN
DeleteSelfless love.
ReplyDeleteMay the dead rest in peace.
God bless the new born.
May the Lord provide solace for the bereaved.
How sad, sigh. May God continue to bless and strengthen all true mothers out there.
ReplyDeleteAmen oooh my sister!
DeleteNothing like being a mother!
Bringin a soul to this earth!
Iyalaje! Ibo le lo na?
Lati jo yi
E kaabo sha! Shey e bami mu ipekere bo?
Oh! a mothers love can be compared to none aside God's....eeiya
ReplyDeleteYea,a mother's love can never be over emphasized.
Delete"How do i explain to him when he asks, where is mommy" this is so deep!
ReplyDelete*sighs* RIP fine woman.
#Mother'slove#
ANGELRAY SAID
ReplyDeleteRIP wat a wonderful mother, make d man come marry me make I help am take care of e children at least enough dollars dey.
Wowww..... goose bumps all over my skin.
ReplyDeleteThe highest sacrifics ever. May she rest in eternal peace.
What a rate show of love. OMG
ReplyDeleteThere is no greater love than the love of a mother to her child. Beautiful baby.
ReplyDeleteMay she rest in peace.
A Mothers Love, Selfless and Unconditional. God Please Console This Family.
ReplyDeleteI pray the baby will always remember that the mother saved him to keep his life and not later turn girlfriend or wive to punching bag.
ReplyDeleteAwww ...how touching. Most of us would decide to save our lives, but she decided to give hers for her son to live. May she find eternal rest, amen.
ReplyDeleteLove of a mother.... Its a pity. May she rest in peace.....
ReplyDeleteOh oh. May she RIP... This is love..
ReplyDeleteA mother's love for her child, unquantifiable. May her soul RIP
ReplyDeleteVery touching.
ReplyDeleteJust waiting for comments
ReplyDeleteOctober October!! Am seeing your handwork all over the place..ekuse ooh
Delete@ Iphie dearie, am beginning to fear you are a monitoring spirit. Wetin I do you? If I comment you will sure have fault on my comments, fi I don't, you still have something to say. Abeg free me o before you see something wey pass you.
DeleteStella please help me beg Iphie dearie to leave me alone
DeleteLol.... Iphie be looking for trouble o,you hear *sideeyes*
DeleteAnybody who know Iphie should warn her to leave me alone
DeleteLmao.
DeleteUniki Dear, all Iphie did was hail you nah.
MAY HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL REST IN PEACE .
ReplyDeleteI believe we all know what is good for us and family members . you made your choice and left your mark to be remembered that came . Rest in peace .
So touching Motherhood rocks! RIP
ReplyDeleteSo touching
ReplyDeleteRip beautiful soul
No.... she should have saved her own life so that she can have more kids and also for her hubby and the daughter.. She was selfish in her decision/// Period #diva
ReplyDeleteA dead woman is selfish again??
DeleteWorld people!!
No wonder my grandma looked for name finish and gave my uncle.."Emeta Uwa" kwakwaoooh
Anon 4:51 i was almost thinking towards that direction but then again i just imagined the love my mama got for me
DeleteI think she made the right decision and would do it all over again if she can.
Aside the love Christ has for us, nothing beats the love a mother has for a child.
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DeleteAnon annon, how dare u speak ill of the dead?
DeleteHow dare u judge a mother that give her life to her child?
So she for let the child die abi?
Ode buruku!
Some fool just open their gutter mouth and spew stinking shit rather than talk!
Am sure na pple like u dey abort 6month belle!
Heartless trash!
That's a mother's love
If u re ever able to have a child in ur miserable forsaken like then come back and reverse ur statement
Exactly! She should have saved her own life and had another child. Now her 2 kids have no mother. Not a good decision. I'm surprised the hospital agreed.
DeleteGoddess shut your filthy mouth.... No wonder your marriage dinnt last...:: gosh u have a vile rude mouth.... Must we all have the same opinion.....the mother gave her life for her child which I would do anyday for my twin girls, but then again. She had another daughter who needed her...God knows y he allowed it..... You are so quick to spew insults and curses..... Watch your mouth
DeleteIdiotic goodness of dawn.. Aka bad luck Margot mouth... U are a fool... So because of one Chile I should not live my life and even produce more kids. She should have stayed for her daughter, husband,mum, dad family and friends... This life is too sweet to let go for such cheap stuff... What if the baby now dies eventually? Nna abeg shut ur gutter mouth before I slap u there.. And I have kids so don't even say trash!!!! Ewuuuuu #diva #diva
DeleteI quite agree with anon 4.51, but I don't think she was selfish, she was too emotional. She has a daughter and husband who needs her. So who is going to take care of her two kids? It's must have been a tough decision for her to make, am sure if her hubby was there at that point, he would have asked for her life to be saved. Many doctors will chose to save d mother than d child.
DeleteKai diva, you are a demon o!!! So a mother should let her child die because life is sweet? God please help us o!! And people are supporting her! Too many devilish women on this blog
DeleteWho will naw take care of this beautiful baby?.......
ReplyDeleteGosh!!
ReplyDeleteSoooo soooo touching...Mother's love...what love is greater than this?
*singing* Sweet mother,i no go forget u...............
OMG! What a sacrifice. May her soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteLuv of a mother, wat a father cnt do.she gave her life fr em
ReplyDelete~@iamjbankz SA to President Jonathan 2015~
Hhhhmmmmm.... !!!! Motherly love nothing like it. My greatest fear is losing my mother... Shout out to all the mothers out there.
ReplyDeleteGOD BLESS NIGERIA.
There's no love like that of a mother's live for her child.... how deep!!
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed a mothers love for her child...I keep telling people that there is nobody in the world that will love you as much as your momma does. If having my momma's unconditional love is the only thing i have ,then i think have had enough.
ReplyDeleteI actually cried reading dis post. Nothing beats d love of a mother.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad and inspiring story.
DeleteYep, I knew the wailers would appear on this post. Thank you for not disappointing me, love. Dry your tears o!
DeleteMother's love? How? There are now 2 kids with no mother so where is the love coming from? There's no longer a mother to provide love so the kids will grow up not knowing what a mother's live is.
DeleteIm sure she loved her child but tha thing is, wat happens to her children now..that son will never know wat it is to hav a mother or wat a mothers love is.She could hav had other kids and be there to love n care for them.A father cant take the place of the mother.
DeleteMay ur soul find rest in God, so touching.
ReplyDelete#i love my baby...
I don't know what to say. Mixed feelings.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad.
ReplyDeleteThe love a mother has fir children can't be measured.
May she rest in peace.
*Tears in my eyes* She is one of my heroes. May her soul rest in perfect peace in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!
ReplyDeleteI will forever love my late dad. He was poor but the greatest dad ever…He loved us to pieces and loved and adored our mum. Rest in peace my world greatest dad.
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
ReplyDelete.
This lady should be crowned a saint no tym abeg.....
*GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
This reminds me of a scripture in the bible......
ReplyDelete“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you - Isaiah 49:15 .
.....God compares the love of a mother to the love he has for his children. That he makes such a comparison alone, reveals the depths of the love of a mother for her child. God bless mothers!
Cute Lhasa Apso Pups
God, please, may I or anyone else not find herself in this condition.
ReplyDeleteThe main reason I want live is for my children and my loved ones. This would have been a very difficult decision to make. I would be worried about the other child.
Rest in peace! Rose
Wat about the love for her daughter?will she grow up feeling her mum didnt love her enough to stay with her? I dont know y'all.Rip
DeleteHow deep a mother's love. R.I.p
ReplyDeleteIf there is anything that should be compared to the love of mothers for their children,I think it should be the love of God for mankind which is the greatest of all love.wot greater love than this dat a mother gave up her own life for her baby.gudnite beautiful mother.
ReplyDeleteThe love of a mother can only be compared with that of Gods love for mankind.gudnite pretty mother.
ReplyDeleteAm actually crying. I quiet understand. But I can't talk now. RIP to a great mother
ReplyDeleteLast year when I suffered from cancer; I begged God to spare me because of my kids .I didn't want any other woman to do it for me because I knew that there can never be two moms in one's life.all moms rock. may her soul n all great moms rest in peace
ReplyDeleteOmg!
DeleteI'm happy u pulled through.
May affliction never rise a second time in ur life
And may ur healing be permanent in Jesus Name....
May God continue to strengthen you.
DeleteYou will continue to beat cancer
Let me not lie, when faced with this, i may choose to risk it and save both our lives. Because there is a little girl who does not have her mother anymore, and needed her mother just as much as this little boy will. Plus life too sweet o. God help her sha. She is a hero and selfless.
ReplyDeleteThe heart of a mother. Only God can expk a in what happens in there.
ReplyDeleteRIP blessed woman
So pathetic. It's as unpreventable and difficult to treat in advanced countries as it is in naija. God save our women
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwwww
ReplyDeleteMothers are the best
I love you mommy
XOXO MYSTERY
Wow...what a choice!
ReplyDeleteAshafa says..
Stella oshey...keeping swallowing my comments
ReplyDeleteAnd I say this is arrant nonsense....sheer stupidity. Shout out to the doctors that allowed her take such self hate decision. Now she will be able to take k of her children from there. She has always wanted to die. She only maximise the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteHow dare u judge her, you av no right to, u think America is like naija, yes she made a diificult decision, she gave her life up for a son to live, she did it for him, alot of u say she shud av lived and given birth to another, how sure r u dt she was going to live, let alone av another child. She did what she had to do and she is a hero.
DeleteI cant help but think she was already going through depression or something and didnt want to fight
DeleteLeft two children wothout a mother.I know how it is to not hav a mothers love.Your step mum is still not your OWN mother.Wish the kids and husband all the best.♥♥
Very touching,,, RIP!!... motherhood rocks!!
ReplyDeleteThis just made me cry. It's so sad. I'm still in tears
ReplyDeleteHi stella,how is your toothache? I have a solution for you, get a good ginger peel off the skin,pound it a little, take a portion and put it on the particular point and make sure it gets to your gum, leave it there for like 2munites, it gonna hurt u but endure it, spint it out after 2munites,it works very well! There is no harm in trying! Take care
ReplyDeleteAunty Stella!! I hv been a blog visitor for two yrs nau ohhh!!!bur am always lazy to comment,including d fact dat my id has no pic in it,so yesterday I added A profile pic to my mail id!!nd since den I hv been commenting nonstop!! Lol plus I speak my mind!!
ReplyDeletePerfect love
ReplyDelete**lululiscious**
Nhh..if its in Nigeria, the doctor and hospital is finished.
ReplyDeleteNo one can love you like your mum . Love your mum like that your girl friend , i still believe that women are of great value to the society but not in Nigeria . Nigerian women , where are you ?
ReplyDeleteI agree totally but that is only if you have a caring mother..My mum in law loves her only son(my husband)when he is able to give what she wants.Like buying her a ticket to London,giving her money but when things are rough for us sometimes,she is never there.Not all mums can make such a sacrifice.
Deletemay God rest ur soul ma'am.fada rememba me wen i enter d theatre room in no distant tym.pls i nid ur prayers my ppl
ReplyDelete#nikkydarl
Very selfish of her.
ReplyDeleteP2 dem papa don die o
ReplyDeleteAnnon 10:08pm
ReplyDeleteListen and listen good and I hope dis get into ur blocked head!
U re very stupid to bring my marriage into dis
Who told u it was shortlived?
I will rather remain unmarried than be like UR type that is suffering and smilling all in the name of "MRS"
If u must know! I have a beautiful life that u can only dream of
So u shut ur disgusting trash and go kiss ur hubby's stinking ass ur used too
I don't kiss no one's ass bae!
Capish!!!!
God rest her soul. A morher's love knows no bound even in death. That's what it should be.
ReplyDeleteSomeone once said that there are only two types of love that are pure
ReplyDelete1) The love Christ had when he died for the world
2) A mother's love for her child.
He added that any other love is just "jonzing" lol.
It would not surprise me that she chose to die for her child.
Rest in peace Karisa Bugal
ReplyDeleteMothers, I respect them to d high esteem. That's why I don't beat anybody woman... They suffer much en route to motherhood.
ReplyDeleteWow, god knows best. I love my mother, mothers rock
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