A Mom's Sacrifice

Last Monday, we had three different pregnant patients (who were all in labor). What really caught my attention was the last one who came before I went home. It was her first time to get pregnant... and she was leukemic.

The doctors already warned her, before, not to get pregnant but being stubborn and insistent, she continued her pregnancy. It's really difficult to get pregnant when you are leukemic. You have to take a risk.

So yeah, she took a risk. And you know what happened next? She sacrificed her life for her child. She died. She was supposed to undergo normal delivery but unfortunately, her baby's position is for caesarian section. She should not undergo the latter because she's prone to blood loss since she's leukemic. But how can she deliver it normally with her baby's position? The doctors knew what's going to happen. It's really risky. But what can they do? So during the procedure, she lost a lot of blood even if they're transfusing a bag already. She kept on vomiting blood and there was a tremendous oozing of blood all over her abdomen. There's no way out. It's all over.

They say that when a mother delivers her baby, her life is at stake. My mother almost died because of us. She had a hard time getting us out of her womb and I thank God that she's still alive.

I am really proud of that patient. Wherever she is, I know she is happy and will always guide her baby.

You know what makes me teary-eyed when I learned about her death? It's the last thing that her mother told her before she was transfered in the operating room. "Magiging mommy ka na anak mamaya. Kaya mo yan. Magdasal ka lang!"

It's just sad that she didn't experience being a mom.

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ADDENDUM (Sept 2, 2007):

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