Presumably many people have seen Andersen's fairy tales, of which the story of Thumbelina is even more attractive, although the thumbelina in the fairy tale is weaker than humans, she has overcome many dangers with her own efforts and finally harvested happiness.
Although the fairy tale is fictional, in real life, there is a real version of "Thumbelina", she was born only 25 centimeters, weighed only 280 grams, weaker than premature babies.
After the birth of Thumbelina, the doctor asserted that she lived less than one year old, and even repeatedly advised her family to give up treatment, but "Thumbelina" relied on her tenacious vitality to create miracles again and again, and finally inspired the heavens and miraculously recovered.
So what's going on with this "Thumbelina"? How did she tenaciously overcome the difficulties? How is she doing now?
Caesarean section was mandatory
The thumbelina is American, her name is Amelia Taylor, her father is called Eddie, a courier, and her mother is called Sonia Taylor.
Although Eddie and Sonia are just ordinary people and the family conditions are not very rich, the feelings between them are very deep, especially when Eddie learns that his wife is pregnant, he is very excited and loves Sonia even more.
Every time it comes to the day of the maternity check-up, Eddie will always accompany his wife to the hospital.
At first, Sonia's obstetric examination was normal, which made the young couple feel very happy, and they waited hopefully for the birth of their first child.
However, against all odds, during Sonia's obstetric examination, the doctor told her bad news that Sonia was suffering from a rare arteritis.
Although arteritis is not as incurable as cancer, because Sonia is pregnant, there is no way to carry out drug treatment.
If you continue to drag on, then the final result is that both the mother and the fetus are killed.
When Eddie and Sonia learn of this result, the couple cry with their first child, and they want to cure the disease and not give up a living life.
The doctor saw the couple's determination, so he put forward an idea, that is, to give the mother a caesarean section in advance, with the help of medical technology, so that the fetus can survive, as for how long the fetus can last, it depends on the creation of the fetus itself.
After hearing the doctor's words, Eddie and his wife decided to give it a go and follow the doctor's advice. After that, they endured the grief, signed various information forms, and went through the admission procedures.
After a thorough examination, the doctor decided to have a caesarean section when Sonia was 27 weeks pregnant, but unexpectedly, when Sonia was 21 weeks and 6 days pregnant, her condition suddenly deteriorated, and there was still some time before the caesarean section.
In the crisis, doctors had to give Sonia a caesarean section in advance, and before that, there was no record of a premature baby less than 23 weeks in the world surviving.
This means that even if this fetus is born, there is a great possibility of death, which shows how dangerous the situation was at that time.
The real version of Thumbelina
On October 24, 2006, accompanied by a loud cry, Sonia's child was finally born safely, and the obstetric nurse held the child and could not help but sigh: You are too small, may God bless it!
So how small is this newborn? According to the data, she is only 25 centimeters long and weighs only 280 grams, which is about the size of a fountain pen.
After the media learned of Amelia's birth, they rushed to report on it, which soon caused a heated discussion in the society, most people did not look favorably on Amelia, thinking that Amelia would not live long, but there were still some people who believed that Amelia would definitely get through the difficulties.
In order to pray for their daughter to live strongly, the parents named Amillia (Amelia Taylor),
Because in Latin, Amillia means vitality, bravery, and strength.
When Amelia was born, she was full of light, and although her cries were loud, it did not mean that her heart and lungs were developing well, and she still needed to use a ventilator to replenish oxygen.
In addition, Amelia has a mild cerebral hemorrhage, as well as various conditions such as unstable blood pressure, so doctors and nurses quickly send Amelia to an incubator for rescue.
When Amelia's vital signs stabilized, how to feed became a problem, at that time there was no such precedent in medicine, fortunately, doctors and nurses were more attentive, they specially made a tiny dropper, as Amelia's bottle.
After the feeding problem was solved, even though the doctors and nurses tried their best to rescue Amelia, there was still little hope, and Amelia had difficulty surviving, because Amelia had difficulty even breathing and crying at the most basic level.
Death Notice: Live less than 1 year old
At that time, the doctor found Eddie and said in a heavy tone: "Amelie Asia Pacific is small, with the current level of medicine, there is no such technology, so we do not recommend continuing treatment, even if it is continued treatment, there is no guarantee that Amelia will be a normal child in the future." ”
The doctor also said: "Premature babies are difficult to survive, and Amelia's current situation is more dangerous than that of premature babies, she will have a lot of unknown dangers, once there is a little mistake, Amelia is likely to not be able to save, so your family should consider it carefully." ”
After listening to the doctor's words, Eddie was very sad, but he told his wife these words, and Sonya felt that as long as they did not give up, Amelia would definitely live.
In the end, the two discussed that no matter what the final result was, they must stick to the treatment, they did not want to give up any hope.
When the doctor learned of Eddie's opinion, he had to give up and said that he would let Eddie prepare mentally in advance, while another doctor directly stressed that Amelia was likely to live less than 1 year old, because Amelia faced the threat of death at any time.
Although the doctor did not have much hope for Amelia's survival, out of professional nature, the doctor was still fully committed to treatment, and the nurses were also very careful.
Eddie and Sonia can't hug their daughter in person, but they pray day and night for her daughter, hoping that a miracle will happen to Amelia.
With everyone's efforts, Amelia learned to breathe spontaneously with her tenacious vitality, which means that Amelia will never suffocate and die again.
At that time, the doctors and nurses were all stunned when they saw Amelia's breathing heavily, they originally thought that Amelia could only rely on the ventilator to save her life, but now it seems that a miracle has really happened!
Tenacious vitality
After the miracle was born, Amelia could cry easily, which made the doctor see hope again. After some time, the wound on Amelia's head began to heal, which meant that Amelia's body slowly became stronger.
Sure enough, after only 4 months in the incubator, Amelia successfully survived the dangerous period and was lucky to survive.
Amelia's change made her parents ecstatic, and Sonia said with tears in her eyes: "I always believed that my daughter would live, and now she has done it, she is a brave little girl." ”
Recalling the experience, the doctor said: "Although Amelia was very small, she was very energetic after she came out of the mother's body, and usually Amelia was not able to cry at that time, so we felt that Amelia had a strong vitality." ”
The nurse also said: "There was no such precedent in the world at that time, so we didn't even know how much blood pressure was normal for such a small baby, and it was really a miracle that Amelia was able to survive. ”
William Smalling, a well-known obstetrician and gynecologist, also said: "We should reconsider the standard of premature babies, over the years, we have greatly improved the medical technology to save babies, and the previous standards may not be suitable for the current level." ”
Amelia was undoubtedly the luckiest, and her arrival was hailed as a miracle, behind which was not only a symbol of tenacious vitality, but also the progress of medicine and the efforts of doctors and nurses.
Take good care and thrive
After four months in the hospital, Amelia met the criteria for discharge, but the doctor did not take it lightly, and when Amelia was discharged, the doctor explained many important things to her father, Eddie.
After Eddie wrote down the doctor's instructions one by one, it took four months to finally hold his daughter, and at this moment he could not help but shed tears of happiness.
When Sonia met her daughter, she felt that everything she did was worth it, and as long as her daughter could grow up healthy, she was willing to give everything.
When they got home, Eddie and Sonia bought their daughter a lot of Barbie clothes to wear, and dressed her up beautifully, like a little princess.
In fact, after Amelia returned home, she still needed to go back to the hospital regularly for medical examinations.
And she needs to take a dozen different drugs every day, in other words, Amelia eats only medicine every day.
More importantly, Amelia cannot be exposed to crowded places, and every place where she is located must be absolutely clean.
Otherwise, a small bacterium could threaten Amelia's life.
It is conceivable that after Amelia was discharged from the hospital, her parents paid much hardship to take care of their daughter, and if they did not experience it personally, it was difficult to appreciate their difficulty.
But it is gratifying that under the careful care of her family, Amelia has grown up smoothly. In just half a month, Amelia's height grew 3 centimeters tall, and after a few months, Amelia also grew her first teeth.
A week ago, the doctor conducted a comprehensive physical examination of Amelia, and the results showed that Amelia's height had grown to 32 centimeters, and her weight had increased by two kilograms, and fortunately, Amelia was out of danger and could be in contact with the outside world like a normal child.
Eddie and Sonia were thrilled to hear the good news, and to celebrate the good news, they invited friends and family to celebrate at Amelia's first birthday party.
Fast forward to October 24, 2007, when hundreds of people gathered to celebrate Amelia's birthday at the first birthday party.
Eddie hugged Amelia and happily introduced his daughter to everyone, he choked up and said: "This year, I have a thrilling day, this road is really too difficult, fortunately my daughter is very tenacious, she persevered, I am very grateful to my wife, has always given me courage, let me persevere..."
Although Amelia can be like a normal child, she is still a little thin compared to her peers, but under the careful care of her parents, Amelia has grown stronger.
Today' current situation
October 24, 2008 was Amelia's second birthday, and she had grown to 70 centimeters and weighed more than 22 pounds, about the same age as a one-year-old.
As time passed, Amelia grew older than a normal child, and Sonia had mixed feelings when she saw her daughter playing with other children, and recalled that her daughter was only the size of her thumb when she was born.
Sonia said: "In fact, it is difficult for her daughter to survive when she was born, fortunately the doctors and nurses are very responsible, coupled with medical technology, Amelia survived." ”
Sonia also said: "Now my daughter is very healthy, but the medical staff will come to visit Amelia every once in a while, ask her about her diet and physical condition, see if she is happy, and thank the medical staff for being so attentive." ”
Time turned to Amelia's school days, and although Amelia looked shorter and thinner than her classmates in the class, this did not affect her schooling. At school, Amelia had a good time and had her own good friends.
Her teacher said: "I thought that Amelia would be inferior because of her own situation, but I didn't expect that she was very confident and strong, and every time she encountered a problem, she always thought of a way to find her own way first, and finally asked others for help, which surprised me very much." ”
Amelia also has two younger sisters, who never feel that the sister is a burden, but instead like amelia, and Amelia treats both sisters very well.
Her parents thought that Amelia was the pistachio of the family, often bringing laughter to the family, and they liked the daughter very much and were glad that the decision was made.
Today, Amelia has grown from a thumb-sized child to a big girl, and it all happened so quickly that in the future, Amelia will work like her peers to get married and have children.
Looking back on Amelia's growth experience, she is like the thumb girl in the fairy tale, although not so dreamy, but they have a common quality, that is, the heart is always towards the light, in the face of difficulties and setbacks, never give up, brave to face life.