A Mother's Love.....Brings Forth Life!
Happy Birthday, Susan Anne Catherine Torres!
 August 2, 2005 |
Susan Torres, a 26 year old with a massive brain bleed due to Melanoma, managed to survive with the aid of a respirator long enough to bring her daughter closer to a survivable birth, with the aid of a respirator. There was no hope for HER to survive, due to the extensive brain damage, causing brain death. But in every pregnancy, there are TWO patients, not one.
When doctors told her husband, Jason about the prognosis, the next question was what about the baby...and as he struggled to make decisions, a nurse told him to think of what his wife would want. The answer came quickly then. Susan would want to do all she could to give her child a chance to live.
They knew it was a battle against odds that may have been insurmountable. There have been cases of others before Susan, including one of my own past patients....but to try to make it from May to Aug seemed so unlikely.
Jason felt his child kick on about June 21, and not long after, they passed the 24 week mark. That was the critical milestone that the doctors felt would make it much more likely that the little girl would be able to survive.
Susan made it longer, just weeks short of the 32 week mark that they would have preferred...
Susan Anne Catherine was born Aug. 2, 2005.
Her mother passed away on Aug. 3, 2005. May she rest in peace!
May God hold this family of father, older brother and newborn daughter in the palm of His hand, and give them peace, as well as the extended families.
The LORD bless you and keep you:
The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
~~Numbers 6:24-26
The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
~~Numbers 6:24-26
posted by WI Catholic @ 8/03/2005 10:10:00 PM
4 Comments:
This story just breaks my heart. When it first happened, I got an email from one of the homeschooling groups I'm in. Apparently, many of the members there know this family (this happened in our area).
I can't imagine what that family is going through. God bless them all.
Love and Hugs,
Dawn
I can't, either, except that I watched it happen once long ago with one of my own patients, and it was not NEARLY as long a time as this was. I am praying that the baby does well.
Oh that must've been so hard! How brave of you to do that kind of job...I don't think I could be that brave.
Hugs,
Dawn
There are some patients as a nurse that you just never forget, for a variety of reasons. Wendy is one of them for me.
God bless!
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