Allard, of St. Olaves in the U.K., had a choice: Delay treatment to save her baby, or terminate the pregnancy to save herself.
She chose the former, waiting until the fetus was viable before scheduling a Caesarean section."If I am going to die, my baby is going to live," Allard told her husband, Martyn, according to the Mail.
The baby came a week early and Allard, 33, gave birth on Nov. 18 to a healthy but premature boy she named Liam.
Exactly two months later, Allard died. She'd begun chemotherapy just after her son's birth. But in the end, it was too late.
Doctors believe Allard had bowel cancer that had gone undetected for years, eventually spreading to her liver. She realized something was wrong after she began suffering from stomach cramps, and tests revealed that her liver was covered with malignant tumors, the Mail reported.
"The doctors said they couldn't do anything because she was pregnant," Martyn Allard, 34, told the Mail. "She told them straight away they were not going to get rid of it. She'd have lost the will to fight."
The courageous and selfless mother was able to get out of bed and hold her tiny son several times beside his incubator before her death. Liam is the Allards' fourth child and first boy; his sisters are Leah, 10; Amy, 8; and Courtney, 20 months.
The courageous and selfless mother was able to get out of bed and hold her tiny son several times beside his incubator before her death. Liam is the Allards' fourth child and first boy; his sisters are Leah, 10; Amy, 8; and Courtney, 20 months.
"Lorraine was positive all the way through," Martyn Allard told the paper. "She had strength for both of us. I can't begin to describe how brave she was. Towards the end we knew things weren't going well, but she was overjoyed that she had given life to Liam."
... Photo by Archant
... it makes you kinda humble to see such LOVE - doesn't it? - Tiger
2 comments:
Dear Mr. Tiger:
You and Mr. Doug have over-loaded my cerebral and heart circuits.
I ask God to bless this lady, her baby and family, and believe she made the right choice as heartbreaking as it is.
I am going to start teaching Orwell's "1984" and made a copy of the Horowitz article. I will probably lose my job over it, but that's what fighting the elite means.
There is a history teacher at the school I teach at showing "An Inconvenient Truth", and having two democrap lobbyists-former students-in as guest speakers.
She's an example to us all, Lady. Would that I have that courage when needed.
Good luck at work! As you know, "Teaching" is becoming or has already become a haven for anti-Americanism, steered by the NEA and The Dept. of Education in Washington.
Did you know that ending the Dept. of Ed. used to be a plank in the Republican platform but it was removed? It shows you how far LEFT the party has gone!
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