Posted on 12/07/2007 2:09:23 PM PST by rawhide
It was to be the one and only cuddle Carolyn Isbister would have with her tiny, premature daughter.
Rachael had been born minutes before - weighing a mere 20oz - and had only minutes to live. Her heart was beating once every ten seconds and she was not breathing.
As doctors gave up, Miss Isbister lifted her baby out of her hospital blanket and placed her on her chest.
She said: "I didn't want her to die being cold. So I lifted her out of her blanket and put her against my skin to warm her up. Her feet were so cold.
"It was the only cuddle I was going to have with her, so I wanted to remember the moment." Then something remarkable happened. The warmth of her mother's skin kickstarted Rachael's heart into beating properly, which allowed her to take little breaths of her own.
Miss Isbister said: "We couldn't believe it - and neither could the doctors. She let out a tiny cry.
"The doctors came in and said there was still no hope - but I wasn't letting go of her. We had her blessed by the hospital chaplain, and waited for her to slip away.
"But she still hung on. And then amazingly the pink colour began to return to her cheeks.
"She literally was turning from grey to pink before our eyes, and she began to warm up too."
Four months later, Rachael was allowed home weighing 8lb - the same as a newborn baby - and she has a healthy appetite.
(snip)
Goodness! Three already? It doesn’t seem possible. Happy Birthday to Jellybean.
That is an amazing story!!! I’m glad this Mommy decided to fight for her baby.
I like “deserved”. She now “deserved” IC care, like it’s some sort of rationed commodity. Although, I guess in socialized medicine utopia, that’s exactly what it becomes. A committee determines whether or not you’re worthy of receiving care.
Sick, heartless, and just plain wrong.
God is faithful, though - above all. He was faithful to this baby and her parents; and at the end of their lives he will be JUST to repay the monsters who thought so little of created life that they wanted to throw it away over a price tag.
Beautiful story!
Thank you!
Thanks for a wonderful post and comments all down the line. This is FR at its best! :o)
wonderful... just wonderful.
Kinda reminds me of the picture of Squeeky first time I saw him.
But how wonderful to see the second!
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