{"id":252118,"date":"2021-08-31T18:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T23:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=252118"},"modified":"2021-08-31T16:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T21:23:15","slug":"emotional-photoshoot-honors-miracle-baby-mother-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/emotional-photoshoot-honors-miracle-baby-mother-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional photoshoot honors miracle baby’s mother after tragic death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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James Alvarez lost the love of his life when a suspected drunk driver struck his wife, Yesenia, while they were out for a walk. Yesenia was eight months pregnant at the time, and though their daughter was able to be saved by doctors, Yesenia tragically died. And now, with baby Adalyn celebrating her first birthday, Alvarez made sure to honor the beloved wife and mother’s memory.<\/p>\n

Before the fatal accident, the couple posed for maternity pictures with Yesenia wearing a flowing pink gown. But just weeks away from giving birth, 40-year-old Courtney Pandolfi jumped the curb, slamming into Yesenia<\/a> as she walked on the sidewalk with her husband. Alvarez wasn’t struck, but Yesenia was taken to the UCI Medical Center and pronounced dead. An emergency c-section saved Adalyn’s life. Pandolfi, who had two previous DUI arrests, was charged with murder. She faces life in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n

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Since then, Alvarez has been raising their daughter on his own, hoping to honor Yesenia’s memory. As Adalyn recovered in the NICU, he swore to do everything he could for her and said the bond he had with his wife is now present with his daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want my daughter to have the best life. And anything I can do to fulfill that, I\u2019m going to do it,” he told NBC4<\/a>. \u201cAs soon as I held her, everything just washed away. It was just her and I in that moment. Seeing her there and calling for her name and her like opening her eyes looking for me, that meant so much to me because that\u2019s what we did together, my wife and I. I’m up for the challenge. I know I don’t have my wife with me to help me, but I know she\u2019s here spiritually. She\u2019s giving me the strength to do that.”<\/p>\n

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