{"id":282135,"date":"2022-12-25T13:17:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T19:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=282135"},"modified":"2022-12-21T20:03:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T02:03:23","slug":"miracle-baby-ovarian-cancer-survivor-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/miracle-baby-ovarian-cancer-survivor-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle baby born to ovarian cancer survivor is home for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The smallest premature baby ever born at St. Francis Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox23.com\/news\/local\/all-credit-goes-god-tulsa-parents-share-incredible-story-premature-babys-survival\/EB76KFRBQNBIXLABKAD5HZNLUA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a> in time for Christmas. And the journey to get there was nothing short of miraculous.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Gonzalez was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 19, and she was concerned she may not be able to have children. One ovary was removed, and while another still remained, the treatment for her cancer damaged some of her eggs. \u201cSo there was a future of carrying kids, but not so much conceiving on my own,\u201d she told Fox23 News. \u201cBecause of all the treatment, it just fried the eggs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Gonzalez and her partner, Michael MacDougal, became pregnant through use of fertility treatments, and at first, things seemed to be progressing normally. \u201cIt was smooth sailing, I had no nausea,&#8221; Gonzalez said. &#8220;It was a pretty simple pregnancy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>URGENT:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/give.liveaction.org\/future-of-abortion\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=minibomb\"><b><i>For every dollar given, 34 more people can be reached with the truth about abortion. Will you join us in this life-saving work as a monthly donor today?<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But at 23 weeks, an ultrasound revealed that their daughter, Baby Jo, was too small. After several days in the hospital being monitored, Gonzalez was released to go home \u2014 only for things to quickly take a turn for the worse. The couple were expecting that their daughter might not survive. \u201cThe doctor says you\u2019re really sick, you have preeclampsia, and HELLP syndrome, and we\u2019re going to have to deliver right now, and I\u2019m 23 weeks and 4 days,\u201d she said. \u201cSo we\u2019re on the table, I\u2019m on the table, and Mike\u2019s holding my hand, and we just hear this little cry. It\u2019s so strong, but so soft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t1H0abLGxNk\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jo weighed less than 12oz \u2014 the same as a can of Coke \u2014 coming in at just 340 grams. Her eyes were fused shut, and according to the hospital&#8217;s survival calendar for premature babies, she couldn&#8217;t be saved. But her cries at birth were, according to Dr. Rachel Everette, the co-director of the Saint Francis Children\u2019s Hospital NICU, all she needed to know. \u201cThat was actually my sign from the Lord that I need to try and do something,\u201d Everette said.<\/p>\n<p>Yet nine days after being born, there were fears that Jo would die after one of her lungs collapsed. \u201cHer mom got to hold her, and then I held her for a little bit,\u201d MacDougal said. \u201cWe had her baptized because we were pretty sure that was the last day and she kept fighting. [S]he kept fighting for 142 days at the NICU.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October, she was able to come off the ventilator, and after five months in the NICU, was able to come home &#8212; just in time for Christmas, making it the best holiday the couple could ask for. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t imagine a better one,&#8221; Gonzalez said. &#8220;[S]he is with us and that\u2019s all we ever wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pledge.liveaction.org\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=prolife_pledge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-277267\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pledge-live-action-ad-970x250-700x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The smallest premature baby ever born at St. Francis Health System in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is home in time for Christmas. 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