{"id":191070,"date":"2018-11-21T09:35:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T15:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=191070"},"modified":"2018-11-22T14:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T20:27:59","slug":"anchor-life-baby-anencephaly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/anchor-life-baby-anencephaly\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom chooses life for baby with anencephaly: ‘She can feel our love’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brooke Martin, a news anchor for WISH-TV News 8<\/a> in Indianapolis, offered a candid look at her family\u2019s difficult journey after discovering their baby girl has anencephaly. In September, Brooke had shared her joy with viewers when she announced that she was expecting. She and her husband, Cole, were looking forward to the birth of a brother or sister for their 2-year-old son, Max.<\/p>\n

Their story took an unexpected turn when Brooke visited the doctor recently for a case of bronchitis. Brooke told WISH-TV<\/a>, “And the\u00a0doctors made a rare discovery: Our baby was diagnosed with anencephaly,\u00a0a rare condition in which the baby’s skull does not develop.”<\/p>\n

She added, “We found out it’s a girl,\u00a0but she has zero chance of survival. We decided to carry her long-term or as long as she survives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cole said, “I’m just so proud of my wife,\u00a0just the way she’s handled this news,\u00a0carried it every day since then.”<\/p>\n

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For the Martin family, there is still much uncertainty. Brooke explained on WISH-TV<\/a>, \u201cTypically they [babies with anencephaly] go full-term. There is a chance we could lose Emma before that, but,\u00a0otherwise, she’s healthy.\u201d She added, \u201cI\u00a0was watching her kick and stretch around on the ultrasound. Her heartbeat’s strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brook and her husband have found great consolation in their faith. She said in the interview,\u00a0“We have named her. Her name is Emma Noelle. Together, it sounds like Emmanuel,\u00a0which means ‘God is with us.\u2019\u201d She did not hide how difficult the news has been, saying, “We are heartbroken, you guys. We are so sad. But on the other hand, we are so confident that God\u00a0has a plan for Emma, that he is going to redeem her story.\u201d<\/p>\n

She explained, “You know, even when she\u2019s inside, we trust that she can feel our love and know how much her mom and dad love her. And we know that we\u2019ll be able to spend eternity with her someday. And that\u2019s our confidence, and that\u2019s our hope.”<\/p>\n