3D scan of a disabled baby's smile that convinced his mother not to abort him

[triumphguy]

The 3D scan of a disabled baby’s smile that convinced his mother not to abort him - and why she is grateful she was able to cuddle him with joy for a few precious hours
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262242/Mother-took-heartbreaking-decision-severely-disabled-baby-aborted-seeing-smile-3D-scan-picture.html?ICO=most_read_module

Katyia was told if her son survived birth he would require 24 -hour care for the duration of his life expected to be anything up to five years.

She added: ‘It didn’t phase me at all. It was ironic because I had never considered myself particularly maternal but now I wanted nothing more than to care for my son and give him the best quality of life possible. I was more than happy to dedicate my life fully to his care.

…despite his poor prognosis, being able to watch her son in real time 3D scans during the screening tests, Miss Rowe said she was astonished to see him smiling, blowing bubbles, kicking and waving his arms.

She said: ‘Despite all the awful things I was being told, while he was inside me his quality of life looked to be wonderful and no different to any other baby’s, he was a joy to watch.
‘I was told he would never walk or talk yet the scans showed him constantly wriggling and moving.

‘As I watched I knew that while I was carrying him he still had a quality of life and it was my duty as a mother to protect that no matter how long he had left, he deserved to live.’

'He had already given me the greatest honour of being his mummy for the last nine months. It was up to him now if he was ready to go.’
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She said: ‘It was without doubt the happiest moment of my life. Lucian could have died at anytime in my womb but he held on long enough for us to meet properly.

‘My son looked utterly perfect.

‘The love and joy I felt the moment they put Lucian in my arms told me it had all been worth it.’

She added: ‘I thought I didn’t want to be a mother but Lucian taught me it is the most wonderful job in the world and I will always be grateful for that.’

Before his death he was held in his mother’s arms and he even met his grandparents.

Just give people a chance to see the truth and they’ll do the right thing!

 

[ATeutonicKnight]

The 3D scan of a disabled baby’s smile that convinced his mother not to abort him - and why she is grateful she was able to cuddle him with joy for a few precious hours
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262242/Mother-took-heartbreaking-decision-severely-disabled-baby-aborted-seeing-smile-3D-scan-picture.html?ICO=most_read_module

Just give people a chance to see the truth and they’ll do the right thing!

I’m very glad they did the right thing, but, I have to wonder, do these folks ever smile?

 

[triumphguy]

I’m very glad they did the right thing, but, I have to wonder, do these folks ever smile?

Well their baby died, didn’t he. I expect they are still grieving.

 

[Ysara]

The 3D scan of a disabled baby’s smile that convinced his mother not to abort him - and why she is grateful she was able to cuddle him with joy for a few precious hours
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262242/Mother-took-heartbreaking-decision-severely-disabled-baby-aborted-seeing-smile-3D-scan-picture.html?ICO=most_read_module

Just give people a chance to see the truth and they’ll do the right thing!

Incredible and deeply moving story … Thank-you for the post.
Miracles do happen … We just have to see them… I thank God for Lucian’s life … for the love of his mother who saw the person in Lucian :angel1:

 

[PrayRosary]

Wow amazing story

 

[ATeutonicKnight]

Well their baby died, didn’t he. I expect they are still grieving.

Oh, he did? I didn’t read all of it so I was unaware that he died. I thought it just said the doctors expected him to die.

 

[itullian]

moving story
thank you

 

[triumphguy]

Oh, he did? I didn’t read all of it so I was unaware that he died. I thought it just said the doctors expected him to die.

A major point of the story was that despite all the bad news the docs gave about the baby’s life and prospects, this woman who never really wanted to get pregnant, and who never really wanted to be a mother fell in love with her baby in the womb when she saw the scan and wanted to guarantee him quality of life for as long as he lived.

It’s a story of hope in a world of abortion - when we see the unborn as children and not inconvenient blobs of tissue (whether they are handicapped or not) our natural emotions and inclinations come to the forefront.
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