To donate organs to others in need, a mother carries a fatally ill baby in her womb for the full term
Rylei Arcadia had only been in this planet for a week. However, she was able to have an impact on the world in a way that most people are unable to do in a lifetime.
A selfless mum gave birth to her d.y.i.n.g baby so she could save others by donating her organs.
Krysta Davis made the devastatingly brave decision in the hope that her little baby would enable other tots to live healthy, long lives.
When she was 18 weeks pregnant, Krysta, from Cleveland, Tennesee, was told that her daughter had anencephaly – a serious birth defect meaning that she’d be born without parts of her brain.
They were offered two options: they could either induce labor and deliver their daughter to avoid prolonging the agony of pregnancy for a child who would eventually die regardless, or they could carry the pregnancy to its full term and hope for a miscarriage.
After speaking with another doctor, Krsyta discovered that if she chose to carry her baby to full term, she would be able to donate the infant’s organs to other newborns in need. That was all the knowledge the couple required to make their decision.
Knowing their time was limited, they savoured every moment of the pregnancy from discovering her favourite bands to relishing every kick.
And on Christmas Eve, Rylei was born weighing six pounds and miraculously survived a week before passing away on New Year’s Eve in the arms of her parents.
Her short life helped save two other babies after her heart valves were donated, while her lungs went to a research foundation in desperate need of organs.
Rylei’s tale demonstrates that, even if life is limited (as it was for her), it does not have to be meaningless. In truth, a short life can be lived to the fullest extent possible as long as it is worthwhile.
All you have to do is make sure you’re surrounded by people who love you and allow that love to flow through you to others.
Source: dailymirror.org, thesun.co.uk, metro.co.uk, agoodone.me
