Some people are willing to lose their life for their own child...
Jenni Lake gave birth to a baby boy the month before her 18th birthday, though she was not destined to become just another teenage mother.
That much, she knew.
While being admitted to the hospital, she pulled her nurse down to her at bed level and whispered into her ear. The nurse would later repeat the girl's words to comfort her family, as their worst fears were realized a day after Jenni's baby was born.
"She told the nurse, `I'm done, I did what I was supposed to. My baby is going to get here safe,'" said Diana Phillips, Jenni's mother.
In photographs, the baby's ruddy cheeks and healthy weight offer a stark contrast to the frail girl who gave birth to him. She holds the newborn tightly, kissing the top of his head. Jenni, at 5 feet and 4 inches tall, weighed only 108 pounds at the full term of her pregnancy.
A day after the Nov. 9 birth, Phillips learned that her daughter's decision to forgo treatment for tumors on her brain and spine so she could carry the baby would have fatal repercussions. The cancer had marked too much territory. Nothing could be done, Phillips said.Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/...test=latestnews?test=latestnews#ixzz1hsdAcvzw
And some people can't make a quick trip next door to check on their kids in person. That to me speaks volumes. I am not saying that the 18 year old written about above is perfect, or that her decision to save her son didn't have tragic consequences for her and her family members. At 18, the girl described above, protected her child like a bear cub. At 28 years old, 3 marriages and 5-6 kids later, TS, hands hers off for a week...and according to MSM, didn't lay eyes on them for days...even though she lived right next door.
While I pray for TS and her family, my heart is with Aliahna. My strongest prayers are for the remaining children. Their safety is paramount. Their later adult lives, I pray, are not ruined.