One of the most tragic things that could ever happen to any parent is to lose a child. Unfortunately, it does happen and when you are faced with that possibility, it can be a difficult time.
Lisa Hough shared a picture of her grandson, who was born to her daughter, Chelsea. It wasn’t just the picture of the child, it was a decision that had to be made.
The mother of three and grandmother of two said that her grandson, Karson was born with a number of medical complications. She said:
“The only way to describe what has happened is that this beautiful baby boy has suffered two very rare traumatic conditions that are completely unrelated to one another.”
The child also had a hemorrhage in the left temporal lobe and was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH).
She continued: “His case is presented as severe and would cause him to be severely neurologically impaired – functioning at a 2-3 month old level at best for his lifetime.”
Lisa went on to describe the moment that they had to say goodbye to the little baby. She said:
“While we weren’t ready to say goodbye to Karson, we had come to terms with the inevitable. We were given 10 minutes after withdrawing intensive care and the ventilator and told he would not breath on his own and to expect his heart to stop within those 10 minutes.”
That is when they witnessed what they describe as a miracle. Lisa said: “He immediately started breathing on his own once the ventilator was removed, heart rate and oxygen stabilized, and here we are 5 hours later with this miracle baby that we were told would never breath, swallow, have gag reflexes, or even survive. He is breathing unassisted.
“He is swallowing. He is surviving. He even has slightly opened his eyes a couple times today.
“I’m not sure why I ever thought we were so underserving of a miracle…and I’m not sure how long we have with him, but we have him now. And now we will take.”
The family was given great news that the little baby would be coming home. They receive the news on March 1.
Lisa wrote: “Every day, I am brought to my knees, and just when I think God is done, I am quickly reminded that he isn’t….I have no words for my gratitude and I will praise Him for as long as I have air in my lungs for giving Karson his.”
What a beautiful story.
