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Offline Chris_

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Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« on: January 25, 2008, 07:52:07 AM »
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Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life

Friday, January 25, 2008

A mother from the U.K. died just weeks after refusing cancer treatment so that she could save the life of her unborn baby, the Daily Mail reports.

Lorraine Allard, 33, of St. Olaves, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer when she was four months pregnant with her son Liam. She refused to terminate the pregnacy at 23 weeks and delayed her own vital treatment to save her son.

Liam was born 15 weeks early and Allard was able to see him a handful of times before she died Jan. 18, according to her husband Martyn, 34. Liam, who was born Nov. 18, is putting on weight and doing well in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

In addition to Liam, Allard was the mother to three daughters, Leah 10, Amy, 8, and Courtney, who is just 20-months-old.

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Re: Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2008, 08:03:01 AM »
talk about a selfless act.  Sacrificing ones life for their unborn child.  In THIS case I would understand if the mother decided to terminate the pregnancy to save her life because she DOES have other children that depend on her.
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Re: Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2008, 08:19:28 AM »
I couldn't do it either.  May God bless little Liam and the rest of the family.
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Re: Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2008, 08:35:03 AM »
It was also a terminal condition which means she was going to die probably sooner rather then later. I can see why she made the choice she did knowing that her fate was likely sealed already with the terminal nature of her cancer. I would like to think God will allow her a watchful eye on her children since she cared so dearly for them.
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Re: Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2008, 11:46:37 AM »
 :bawl: Oh wow. May God richly bless that family.
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Re: Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2008, 12:29:55 PM »
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Re: Mom Dies, Refused Cancer Treatment to Save Baby's Life
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2008, 12:34:17 PM »
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