A Heartbeat That Changed Everything, HEARTBEAT SAVED MY LIFE AND CHANGED MOM’S. My mom was 20 years old when she found out that she was pregnant. She wasn’t positive until she went to the doctors because she wasn’t feeling right. That’s when she discovered she was 2.5 months pregnant. At that point, her life was filled with prescription pills, cigarettes, alcohol, and cocaine. The doctors warned her that, given her history, there was a high risk that the baby could be born with deformities or not be ‘normal.’ Determined to give the baby a chance…
My mom was 20 years old when she found out that she was pregnant. She wasn’t positive until she went to the doctors because she wasn’t feeling right. That’s when she discovered she was 2.5 months pregnant. At that point, her life was filled with prescription pills, cigarettes, alcohol, and cocaine. The doctors warned her that, given her history, there was a high risk that the baby could be born with deformities or not be ‘normal.’
Determined to give the baby a chance, she decided to quit her harmful habits and went through with the plan to have an abortion. However, during her appointment, she had an ultrasound before the procedure. As she saw the baby on the screen with a steady pulse and felt the heartbeat, something changed. The tiny, rhythmic beat made her reconsider. Overcome with emotion, she told the doctor she was sorry and ran out of the room.
Six months later, I was born. My mom never went back to complete the abortion. Instead, she spent the remainder of her pregnancy sober, anxiously praying that I would be born healthy. When I arrived, she checked for 10 fingers and 10 toes, relieved to find no deformities. My existence had a profound impact on her life, saving her from the destructive path she was on. She revealed this story to me when I was 21, the same age she was when she had me, and it made me realize that sometimes the unexpected can change everything for the better.
