AMAZED!

Marilyn:

As I was holding Jackson last night and looking at how perfect he looked, I realized more of what a miracle he is to our family. His life was literally saved by Dr. Allen. Jackson would not be here if the Dr. didn't decide to go ahead and do surgery (to sew my cervix shut), when studies showed that the chances of it working were very small and not recommended at 20 weeks. I was told by one doctor that my body was trying to miscarriage because there could be something wrong with the baby. Another doctor told me we could miscarriage the baby and try again in a few years. When they did the ultra sound it indicated a incompetent cervix, which puzzled the doctors because this usually happens on the first pregnancy, not the 4th. Because my cervix was dilated at 1cm and I was at 20 weeks this was a risky surgery, and by following the research it would not be successful. I was told the sugery was risky because the doctor had to push the bag back up into my cervix and the chance of it braking were extremely high and then I would miscarriage.

I'm very grateful Doctor Allen went ahead and did the surgery. He told me he was optimistic and wanted to find a way to give this baby a chance. We were told that the bag may brake and then I would miscarriage, or if the surgery was successful, I could get an infection the first week and still go into labor and loose the baby. I was also told that I could still go into labor early, having the baby at 25 weeks with the potential to have many serious health problems.

I don't mean to tell this story again, but, it just really hit me today that it's truly a miracle that Jackson is here today because of doctor Allen's decision to find a way to give this baby a chance to live. When David gave me a blessing during this time, he said that the Lord would help the doctors know what to do. I know that the Lord's hand guided doctor Allen to help bring Jackson into this world. He is blessing us so much! Jackson is here today and doing so well! I hope David and I can raise him to love the Lord and serve Him. He's a special little guy!