Keri Young feels the kicks, has the hiccups and can hear her daughter’s heartbeat, but unlike most mothers, she won’t get to see her daughter grow up.
Her unborn daughter Eva has anencephaly and doesn’t have a brain.
Keri Young and her husband Royce, of Oklahoma City, have shared heartbreaking details of the pregnancy in a series of posts on social media.
At 19 weeks, they found out their daughter would only have 24 hours to live at birth if they decided to keep her.
“This is our daughter’s perfect heart. She has perfect feet and perfect hands. She has perfect kidneys, perfect lungs and a
perfect liver. Sadly, she doesn’t have a perfect brain,” Keri wrote in a post on Instagram.
Faced with terrible options, Keri said they
decided to continue with the pregnancy to full term to give other children a chance at life.
“We know she will not live. But someone else is desperately hoping for a miracle.
Their kidneys are failing them. Their liver has betrayed them. They deserve life, and they’re probably praying for it.Eva can be their answer to it.”
Royce paid tribute to his wife for her selflessness in a post shared last Friday,which has received thousands of
comments from people touched by the couple’s story.
From Global News
*May God give her the strength to go through with this...
I looked up what this is and google says
''Anencephaly is the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development.It is a cephalic disorder that results from a neural tube defect that occurs when the rostral (head) end of the neural tube fails to close, usually between the 23rd and 26th day following conception'' -Wikipaedia
So kind and selfless of them, wow!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Very selfless being.
DeleteReminds me of private practice /Greg's anatomy when Amelia was pregnant and her baby had the same condition. She also carried the baby and donated the organs. Such a selfless act
DeleteThere just might be a miracle who knows...?
ReplyDeleteOh lord
ReplyDeleteThis is one hell of a woman with a heart of gold.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you for saving the lives of children in need.
Guess we call it heart of diamond. Very inspiring and give you something to think about how to be kind and selfless which has always be my mantra. May God give them another perfect child
DeleteGuess we call it heart of diamond. Very inspiring and give you something to think about how to be kind and selfless which has always be my mantra. May God give them another perfect child
DeleteThat is the white man for you,not Nigerians that only think about themselves and their kids
DeleteKeri and Royce... May God bless you guys.
ReplyDeleteWow angels truly exist amongst us....God for her kind gesture I know you will work a miracle for that baby AMEN
ReplyDeleteOh dear Lord!
ReplyDeleteOMG!
ReplyDeleteSuch a strong lady.
ReplyDeleteAwwww kindhearted Woman
ReplyDeleteSpeechless!
ReplyDeleteShe will not die but live to show the manifestation of God's greatness..
ReplyDeleteMiraculous God, please perfect all that concerns the baby. You CAN do it Baba.😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
ReplyDeleteEeeyah,poor baby
ReplyDeleteShe's strong. May God bless her for her selfless action.
ReplyDeleteGod will do his miracle in the baby's life
ReplyDeleteDeep
ReplyDeleteDeeply touching indeed. God has seen ur heart woman.
ReplyDeleteEyaah, so touching. God bless their heart.
ReplyDeleteWow am amazed
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