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Diagnosed with both Down syndrome and fatal brain tumor while still in the womb, Abigail Jones<\/a> was not expected to live long after her birth in August. However, her parents rejected abortion, and decided that no matter what, they would love and care for their daughter for as long as they had her. Her mother Erika Jones wrote in a blog post:<\/p>\n

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Leaning on the grace and perfection of our God, we knew little Abby\u2019s life had a purpose, no matter how long or short it was. We pray continually for her healing, but our faith in God was\/is not based on Abigail\u2019s healing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Now they\u2019ve received a miracle.<\/p>\n

After Abigail was born in Jacksonville, Florida, she was doing so well that her parents and big sister Audrey were able to take her home. They had pediatric hospice on hand to help, and while the family enjoyed their time with Abigail, they were also planning her funeral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would spend all day just looking at her in amazement, but also with the gut-wrenching pain that it could be the last day you had with her,\u201d her father Stephen Jones told ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Only Abigail wasn\u2019t dying as the doctors had expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe ate, she gained weight, and she looked great,\u201d said Erika Jones. \u201cShe was thriving; she was certainly not in any way, shape or form dying.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple decided to get a second opinion, and turned to doctors at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are sometimes tumors that are not malignant that can look malignant,\u201d Dr. Alan Cohen, neurosurgeon-in-chief and Children\u2019s Hospital told ABC. \u201cAnd we thought there wasn\u2019t enough evidence to give her a death sentence, so we said, \u2018Why don\u2019t you come up here and we\u2019ll take a look at this thing and maybe we can take it out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Cohen discovered that Abigail\u2019s brain tumor wasn\u2019t cancerous after all.\u00a0 Surgery was scheduled, and doctors were able to successfully remove the tumor, giving Abigail the future her parents were praying for.<\/p>\n

\"Erika

Erika and Abigail Jones after surgery via Facebook.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe are elated beyond words,\u201d they wrote on Facebook<\/a>. \u201cGod\u2019s plan for Abigail\u2019s life was not meant to end in hospice. I have witnessed a true miracle and we are so thankful that Abigail\u2019s story will continue on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Joneses are urging anyone who receives a medical diagnosis to seek a second opinion. Abigail\u2019s doctors in Jacksonville believed Abigail had one of three kinds of aggressive, fatal cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was their best clinical advice. It was just incorrect,\u201d Erika Jones wrote on Facebook. \u201cOur neurosurgeon in Boston told us he could absolutely understand why our doctors would tell us that \u2013 it\u2019s what it looked like. Huge tumor, little baby. 99% of the cases, very very bad. Abigail was just not a typical case. The type of tumor he thinks she had (definitive pathology is not back yet) is extremely rare and very much mimicks a malignant, horrible cancer monster. [\u2026] a second opinion is always a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Abigail remains in Boston for a few more days before heading home to be reunited with her big sister, and begin her new happy, healthy start in life.<\/p>\n

\"The

The Jones Family via Facebook.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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