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 Feb 9 2006, 08:14 PM
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QUOTE TULARE, Calif. - A San Joaquin Valley woman who weighs 37 pounds, stands 3 feet tall and uses a wheelchair has given birth to her first child, overcoming serious odds and doubters who advised her to abandon their dream of becoming parents. Eloysa Vasquez, 38, suffers from Type 3 osteogenesis imperfecta, a disorder that makes bones soft and easily broken. Her tiny, distorted body left little room for a fetus to grow and Vasquez suffered two miscarriages before doctors at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital delivered her son, Timothy, by Cesarean section on Jan. 24. "We just took one day at a time. We had a lot of people praying for us. We just believed ... and here we have our son," Vasquez told The Fresno Bee for a story Thursday. Baby Timothy weighed only 3 pounds, seven ounces at birth because doctors had to deliver him eight weeks prematurely to protect the mother's fragile health. The child did not inherit his mother's genetic condition. "Eloysa had an adult metabolism moving through a pediatric-size body," said obstetrician James Smith. "Her growing uterus was pressuring her entire abdomen," making it hard for Vasquez to breathe. Vasquez' husband, Roy, who is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, said his wife's small stature can be deceiving. "She's very strong. She's a strong lady," he said. According to Stanford, only one in 25,000 to 50,000 births are to a mother with osteogenesis imperfecta, and even fewer involve moms with the severe form with which Vasquez was born. Smith estimates Timothy's birth was a one-in-a-million event. Judging from her son's long fingers and toes, "I think he's going to be a tall boy," Vasquez said. wow..one in a million? thats pretty miraculous.. |
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Feb 9 2006, 09:01 PM
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Yes. I believe you. Wow. What a rare case!? I hope he will be a tall boy within 3 pounds.
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Feb 10 2006, 08:54 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
This is miraculous to me... I hope the baby boy will be safely delievered.
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Feb 10 2006, 09:10 AM
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wow
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Feb 10 2006, 02:36 PM
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wow, that sounds amazing. i'm glad the baby was born and i hope he grows up well.
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Feb 10 2006, 03:33 PM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
Wow, god bless....
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Feb 10 2006, 03:34 PM
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 dakishimetainoni... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,322 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,318 |
i'm happy for that lady. she risked her life just to be able to have this baby. so many people out there take children for granted.
i wish them all good health. |
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Feb 10 2006, 06:41 PM
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That is pretty amazing...
Is it just me, or did the Cars&Current Events subforum just randomly dissapear? 0_0 |
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Feb 10 2006, 07:35 PM
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wow..what a miracle
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Feb 10 2006, 07:37 PM
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Congratulations to the couple! That sure is a mircale though!
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Feb 10 2006, 08:00 PM
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Wow that is like a mircale!!
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Feb 10 2006, 08:23 PM
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c[: Group: Member Posts: 2,302 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 2,876 |
wow that's effing awesome. God bless indeed.
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Feb 11 2006, 01:02 AM
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wow! do you think she got hurt in the process of concieving the child?
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Feb 11 2006, 01:09 AM
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Wow.. that's.. amazing... I'm.. speechless..
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