I read a truly moving story today from the UK's Daily Mail via FOX News. I ask that you take the time to read the full story, with photos, here. A British lady named Lorraine Allard was four months pregnant when she discovered that she had advanced bowel and liver cancer. She had two options: one, abort her baby and begin chemotherapy immediately to save her own life, or two, do nothing until her unborn son was developed enough to survive on his own. Mrs. Allard chose to wait and delivered her 25-month-old son Liam on Nov. 18 of last year. He is responding well to care and appears to have every chance for a healthy life. Mrs. Allard, on the other hand, died on Jan. 18, having only held her son a few times her final struggle against the cancer destroying her.
I really don't know what more I can add to that story. I'm not really an emotional type of guy, but I can tell you that this story brought moisture to my eyes. This woman clearly showed the greatest love that any person can, essentially laying down her life for another. My prayers are with her family, and may Lorraine always be remembered as an example of great love and moral courage in the face of the choice between life and death.
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