Lisa Hough and her husband were enduring every parent’s worst nightmare. Their infant son, Karson, was in critical condition, tethered to life support in intensive care. Despite the doctors’ relentless efforts, the prognosis was grim. They were told there was no more medical intervention that could save their baby. When the decision came to remove him from life support, they prepared themselves for the unimaginable heartbreak. However, what happened next was nothing short of miraculous
Karson’s fight for life had been a long and arduous journey. From the moment he was admitted to intensive care, every breath he took was supported by a ventilator. The medical team worked tirelessly, but it became evident that his tiny body was not responding to treatment.
The doctors gently informed Lisa and her husband that it was time to let Karson go. They explained that once the ventilator was removed, he would likely survive for no more than 10 minutes, as he couldn’t breathe on his own. The Houghs were faced with an agonizing decision: to say goodbye to their beloved son and remove him from the tubes and wires that had been keeping him alive.
“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 breathe on his own and to expect his heart to stop within those 10 minutes.”
