Have you ever seen a mother who is about the same height as a one-year-old child, only 70 centimeters? But she had a big round belly and was sitting in a wheelchair looking forward to giving birth to a child for her husband. But the doctor repeatedly asked them to beat the child, what kind of story is this? What about this mother in the back?
Brittle bone disease girl
The protagonist of the story is named Stacey, born in the United States in 1974.
When Stacey's mother first saw her, it was hard to believe that the kitten-sized girl was her daughter.
Stacey was born prematurely and was judged by doctors to be extremely difficult to survive, but even so, Stacey's parents were expecting a miracle with hope.
Finally a month later, When Stacey was out of the incubator, Stacey's parents thought a miracle had happened.
However, at this time, the doctor told the couple that this fragile little girl also suffered from an extremely rare disease, congenital osteogenesis imperfecta, commonly known as "brittle bone disease".
Listen to the name, you can roughly know what kind of disease this is!
The skeletal skin of patients with this disease is much more fragile than normal people, which leads to frequent fractures, and not only that, people with diseases usually do not grow tall.
Fortunately, Stacey's parents did not give up on this daughter, but took good care of her.
But even the most careful care could not stop Stacey from breaking bones frequently, because even a sneeze could break her bones.
Stacey grew up under the care of her parents, but she was only 70 centimeters tall.
Reality didn't frustrate Stacey, because her parents often told her that she was the same as ordinary people and that others could do things that Stacey could do.
With the encouragement of her parents, Stacey also went to college in the community, and later she took a job as a cashier at a supermarket.
The job was almost like a tailor-made job for Stacey, where she simply sat in a high chair and swept the goods and collected the money.
Chance encounters
Once Stacey's supermarket met the robbers, the clever Stacey used her height "advantage" to quietly hide and press the alarm button, and later feared that the robbers ran away and took a special photo to leave evidence.
Many people have changed their minds about this particular girl because of this incident, including Stacey's future husband.
It turned out that there was a young man in the supermarket who had been deeply attracted to Stacey, this young man named Will, she used her free time to come out and do odd jobs in the supermarket.
Will said that he was fascinated by Stacey when he first met her, and he felt that Stacey was a very brave person, even if she was physically disabled or self-reliant.
Later, as a result of the robbery, Will begins to develop a crush on Stacey.
Finally the lad asked Stacey when he got off work one day if he could take her home, and then on that day Will confessed to Stacey.
Stacey's parents disagreed at first, as the couple could not be sure whether the boy was sincere about their daughter.
But time will tell, Andy and Will have been dating for 4 years, and they are still deeply in love with each other.
On Christmas Day 2004, Will proposed to Stacey in front of both parents, and they were blessed by their relatives and friends.
After marriage, the life of the two was also sweet, and within a few months, Stacey felt unwell and knew that she was pregnant after a check.
Both Stacey and Will are happy, but they both know that it is difficult to give birth to a child in Stacey's physical condition.
The road to fertility
So the couple made an appointment with the doctor to check on Stacey, and when the doctor learned that Stacey was pregnant, she was surprised and asked Stacey to quickly beat the child.
Because Stacey's brittle bone disease is a dominant genetic disease, the probability of a child inheriting her is as high as 50%; secondly, Stacey's physical condition is extremely poor, and there is not enough space in her body for a child.
Doctors say that if Stacey were to force her pregnancy to continue, it would be a huge burden on her lungs, and she would also be at risk of fractures at any time, the most serious of which would threaten her life.
The doctor had made it clear, and Will began to persuade his wife to beat up the child.
First of all, this will affect Stacey's health, and secondly, he does not want his children to inherit such diseases.
Not only Will, but even Stacey's parents joined in stopping Stacey.
But Stacey's attitude was unusually firm, and she began to lobby Will, saying that "she is a miracle, why can't they create a miracle again?" She had thought that her life would be like this, but she did not expect that Heaven had let her meet Will, and now they even had a child. ”
And Stacey also said that Will was a probationary pastor, because Christianity is against abortion, which seems to contradict Will.
In the end, Will was impressed by Stacey and decided to keep the child.
They said that this was still given to them by God, and that they could not simply take the life of this child.
The doctor's parents are heartbroken, and Dr. Sui Ran is helpless but still helps Stacey to protect the fetus as much as possible.
Unfortunately, however, once Stacey accidentally fractured her jaw, because the pain caused her to fall to the ground, and later broke her leg.
So Stacey had to lie in the hospital for more than 2 months.
As the months grew, Stacey's belly had rolled round, making her look like a giant balloon.
Stacey's stomach basically made up two-thirds of her body, not only because her bones were originally deformed, but the pelvic bone support made her ache every day.
In order to sleep well, Will also has one more task every day, which is to read to Stacey so that she can get spiritual comfort.
Stacey's favorite book to read during pregnancy was Supernatural Childbirth, and she believed everything described in the book, and she thought she could have such good luck.
Finally Stacey gave birth to a beautiful girl, but Stacey did not seem to be favored, and the child still inherited her disease.
Fortunately, the child's illness was not as severe as Stacey's, but it was still a big blow to Will.
But who knew that Stacey was pregnant again soon after, and Stacey was expecting a miracle to come, and she wanted to give Will a healthy child.
Stacey thinks she already has her first fertility experience, and the child will be much easier.
But Stacey was wrong, and the child was having a very hard time conceiving.
Maybe the child was too big, and Stacey was in excruciating pain throughout her pregnancy, and she had to live in a wheelchair later.
And the pain is accompanied by endless morning sickness.
If Stacey can't eat, the child will have no nutrition, so Stacey began to eat less and eat more for the child.
After 10 months, this time Stacey welcomed a healthy girl.
The girl was born 46 centimeters, which is the same size as a normal child.
Later, the doctor told them that the child did not inherit the disease from the mother and was a normal child.
Stacey and Will are really happy that they finally have a normal child.
Just when the family thought they could finally stop having children and settle for their current lives, who knew that Stacey was pregnant again.
Contrary to what everyone thinks, Stacey also wants to give Will a boy.
Will was also confident this time, believing that miracles would strike their house again.
Stacey gave birth to a boy, Malachi, as she wished, but a miracle did not come, and although the child did not inherit Stacey's brittle bone disease, she inherited other diseases.
This made Malachi's natural constitution more fragile than others, so when he was born, Malachi was infected with a virus that caused him to suffer from hernia.
Because of the hernia Malachi underwent surgery and lived in a baby incubator.
At first, Stacey had difficulty accepting Malach's illness, but it didn't take long for her to recover, and she felt that she could overcome these sufferings, and her younger son would be able to overcome them.
Having said that, Stacey encountered a lot of difficulties in raising her children.
Stacey was low in stature, and taking care of her second daughter became a problem, because the second daughter was already taller than she was.
During the day, Will has to go to work, and Stacey has to take care of 3 children at home, and she also has to take care of her own second-hand mother and baby shop, which is very stressful to live and work.
The outside world also learned about Stacey's story, and everyone soon got to know this strong "little mother".
If life continues like this, it is not too bad, and it is a good story for the husband and wife to support each other.
But you should know that the hemp rope is specially picked and broken, and in 2018, Stacey died at the age of 44.
But since Stacey's death, Will's life has changed dramatically.
Will is left alone to take care of three children, two of whom are disabled, which overwhelms him.
Will became addicted to drugs, and he often went between drug rehabilitation centers and police stations.
Two years later, at the age of 10, Malachi also died of illness, and Malachi's death had a certain touch on Will, and he began to rehabilitate.
Although drug rehabilitation has been successful, where can people who have committed crimes be so easily rehabilitated?
Soon Will was sent to prison for other reasons.
Stacey's two daughters are now being rescued by social welfare agencies, an outcome that many people did not expect, but some of them must be among them.
Duties of parents
Will and Stacey's marriage was originally blessed by many people, and their strong optimism really touched many people.
But perhaps it was Stacey's blind optimism that hurt the family, and Will did not fulfill his duties as a husband.
Knowing that the probability of both parties getting sick is as high as 50% or risking having a child is actually a very irresponsible approach.
Not only that, but she also had three children in a row, resulting in serious congenital diseases in both of them, and Stacey died at the age of 44.
In fact, parents not only have the responsibility to raise their children, but also responsible for them, giving children a healthy body is the responsibility to children.
Sometimes I feel self-conscious, and self-optimism is really scary.