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Doctor dies to save her unborn daughter
News.com ^
| September 14, 2007
Posted on 09/14/2007 7:58:44 AM PDT by NYer
A MELBOURNE GP refused high-level chemotherapy, ultimately sacrificing her life to save her unborn daughter.
Family and friends farewelled Dr Ellice Hammond, 37, at a funeral service yesterday, the same day anti-solarium campaigner Clare Oliver succumbed to melanoma.
Dr Hammond lost her battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma on Sunday, three weeks after daughter Mia Ellice was born nine weeks prematurely at the Monash Medical Centre, where she remains in neonatal intensive care, The Herald Sun said today.
Dr Hammond was diagnosed in the 22nd week of pregnancy and refused high-level chemotherapy that could have saved her but might have killed Mia, whose induced birth took place on August 20.
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: cultureoflife; moralabsolutes; prolife; rip
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Sacrifice ... Peter Wojcik with daughter Mia. Picture: David Caird
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posted on
09/14/2007 7:58:45 AM PDT
by
NYer
To: NYer
May God give her rest and peace...
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posted on
09/14/2007 7:59:56 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Duncan Hunter 08--You want to elect a conservative? Then support a conservative!)
To: NYer
Fight for the Rights of the Unborn ping.
Bittersweet story. If they’d been in America, chances are that baby would have been the one that died, and the mother glorified for killing ‘it’ to save her own life on Oprah!
>:-(
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:00:28 AM PDT
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom, Bible Thumper and Proud to be an American! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
Planned Parenthood isnt going to like this.
To: NYer
Straight to heaven!!! I HOPE they were married...two different last names.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:01:22 AM PDT
by
Suzy Quzy
(Hillary '08...Her PHONINESS is REAL!!!)
To: NYer
In the old days, moms would give their life instead of taking the life of their baby. It is HONORABLE and right to give your life for a helpless baby to have life.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:01:25 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: NYer
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:02:01 AM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: Suzy Quzy
Husband, Peter Wojcik said he was proud of his wife's devotion to their child.So they were married. Mother's love. These stories make me tear up.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:04:09 AM PDT
by
Greg F
(Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
To: RDTF
Mom was not only beautiful in the flesh, but spiritually beautiful. :*) Prayers for the daddy and little girl.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:04:28 AM PDT
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom, Bible Thumper and Proud to be an American! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
To: RDTF
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:05:12 AM PDT
by
Greg F
(Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
To: RDTF
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:05:13 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
To: Suzy Quzy
Husband, Peter Wojcik said he was proud of his wife's devotion to their child.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:05:42 AM PDT
by
dawn53
To: NYer
No greater love is there than this.....God give her peace and pour his grace onto this child.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:05:56 AM PDT
by
trimom
To: NYer
the same day anti-solarium campaigner Clare Oliver succumbed to melanomaWhat's an anti-solarium campaigner, may she rest in peace?
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:06:26 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("My parrot thinks you're cute. I think so, too!")
To: NYer
Words fail to express the depth of this loving sacrifice.
To: NYer
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:08:22 AM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: NYer
Good heavens, what a touching story. And so demonstrative of high morality. Actually living it, as opposed to a dry discussion of the matters.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:08:36 AM PDT
by
zencat
(The universe is not what it appears, nor is it something else.)
To: NYer
What an incredibly loving and brave thing to do.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:08:57 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Greg F
These stories make me tear up. They have the photo of her mother in the baby's bassinet... That got to me.
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posted on
09/14/2007 8:08:57 AM PDT
by
gridlock
(I do not support Hillary Clinton because I am afraid of strong women)
To: Tax-chick
“What’s an anti-solarium campaigner,”
Solarium is a sun room.
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