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In October 2020, Charissa Ostrom was still two months out from her Christmas Eve due date when she began to go into labor. Doctors decided to perform an emergency C-section on the mother from Michigan, and after delivering the premature baby girl, they discovered that she had a rare genetic disorder. The surgeon who performed the surgery also discovered<\/a> a \u201cbig volleyball size mass\u201d next to Ostrom\u2019s intestines \u2014 a three-pound tumor. The very day her daughter Evelyn was born, the young mother was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma.<\/p>\n

The news was devastating, and required that Ostrom endure surgery and chemotherapy. During the process, she experienced infections, obstructions, and a collapsed lung. Then, the day Ostrom returned home from her surgery, her husband found<\/a> his father dead from a heart attack in his home.<\/p>\n

Within a two week period, the young couple welcomed a premature daughter with a genetic health condition, learned of a stage four cancer diagnosis, and lost a father.<\/p>\n

Though all of this came as a shock, the family did not lose hope. \u201cFor me it\u2019s 100 percent my faith,” Ostrom told UpNorthLive. “If I didn\u2019t have some kind of faith I would\u2019ve lost it, I would be losing it right now, I wouldn\u2019t be able to do it.”<\/p>\n

READ: Woman gives birth to surprise premature baby on flight with help from heroes<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ostrom is presently cancer-free, but Evelyn is still considered medically fragile.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has a permanent trach tube placed and she is on a ventilator that helps her breathe because she can\u2019t really breathe on her own,\u201d according to Ostrom. Therefore, Evelyn cannot come home to be with her parents unless they can find in-home nursing care. This is a daunting task, as in-home nurses \u2014 and nurses in general \u2014 are in high demand, with fewer people filling the needed positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually talked for a while with one of the managers at a company and he was like, if we had more nurses of course you would be our first person and we would get you a nurse, but no one is even applying for home nursing,\u201d Ostrom said. Currently, the Ostroms only get to see Evelyn \u201c2 to 3 times a week,\u201d and as Ostrom pointed out, \u201cThat\u2019s just not enough time to be with your baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the uphill battles that remain for Charissa, Blake, and baby Evelyn, the family is handling things as they come. Ostrom\u2019s sister, Chelsea, said, \u201cMy sister is a firm believer that this whole thing has been like a silver lining to the big, grand scheme of things. She knows that God has a plan for her and that\u2019s how we all just take it day by day.”<\/p>\n

Ostrom added, \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t for Evelyn, we might not have been able to find the cancer. Who knows where we would be. She has been a blessing from day one, and the fact that she came when she did was another blessing.”<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to donate to the Ostroms’ GoFundMe.<\/p>\n

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