UNITED STATES – Haley Parke, 28, was three weeks away from her due date when she and her husband Jb Parke learned her condition was declining faster than expected, and was only a few weeks away. days to live.
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A highly symbolic birth. On December 2 in the State of Connecticut, United States, Haley Parke gave birth to a little boy before losing, a few hours later, her husband, who died of cancer against which he was fighting.
The 33-year-old man was diagnosed in January 2021. Soon after, the couple – who had been married for three years and also had an 18-month-old son – conceived a second son, the Daily Mail reports. As they approached the due date, the husband’s condition rapidly deteriorated, with doctors predicting only six months to live.
On November 28, he was admitted to Hartford Hospital with complications from his cancer. Less than a week after arriving, his prognosis boiled down to a matter of days. “The doctor told us that Jb’s cancer had spread to her lymph nodes. Her lungs were filled with fluid,” Haley Parke told Today media.
“I call it just love”
Alerted by the news, the couple did everything so that the husband could meet his son. So, after a battery of tests, the doctors induced the delivery of the 28-year-old woman, three weeks early. “Jb was declining rapidly and was only a few hours old, tells Haley Parke on Facebook. It was either a Caesarean at the time or Jb wouldn’t have a chance to meet our son. “
No sooner said than done. Twenty minutes later, baby John Beeson Parke – also known as baby Jb – tips his nose before being brought to his father’s room. “Almost immediately Jb’s vital signs started to improve”, continues the mother who had been able to join her husband after work, thanks to the help of the doctors. “He breathed his last with our son on his chest and my hand in his”, she writes.
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“Some have told me that they will never forget this act of selflessness. Some have called my actions courageous and heroic. I call it just love. I acted out of love to make it happen. last wish of my husband “, she concludes on Facebook. Speaking to Today, Haley Parke said she lived “both my greatest sorrow and my greatest joy” the same time.
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