Carrie Deklyen, the Mom Who Declined Chemo So Baby Could Live, Passes Away
Carrie DeKlyen, the cancer patient from Michigan who refused to get treatment, died after giving birth to her daughter.
According to the Washington Post, little Life Lynn was born Wednesday. She was only 24 weeks and weighed 1 pound 4 ounces. After three days, her mother passed away. Carrie had been on life support since she went into a coma in July.
Soon after the caesarian operation, her husband, Nick decided to unhook her from the machine. He said Carrie had already experienced enough pain. Nick shared his wife briefly opened her eyes before passing away.
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When the DeKlyens realized that Carrie was pregnant with Life Lynn, she insisted on not getting chemotherapy. She had already underwent one operation to remove the tumor from her brain in April, but it came back not even a month after. After the second operation, they were prepared for the worse. By June, the tumor was back again, but this time, the doctors said it was inoperable. Carrie was then rushed to the hospital in July. She was in extreme pain and convulsing. She also had a massive stroke and then went into a coma.
The doctors from the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor assured Nick that they would do everything to keep the child growing until such time it was safe to get her out of her mother's womb. Nick said that they do not regret anything. As Christians, they are pro-life and his wife made a courageous decision.
"She gave up her life for the baby," he said, adding later: "I just want people to know that my wife loved the Lord. She loved her kids. She put anybody in front of her needs. ... She put my daughter above herself."
According to CBS8, Life Lynn will be at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for four to five months. Nick is said to be traveling back and forth from Ann Arbor to Wyoming to check on his other children, ages 18, 16, 11, 4 and 2. A GoFundMe page has already raised more than $100,000 to help the family as of Sunday afternoon. Nick said he has no job at the moment, as his main priority is to make sure that his youngest child is well and healthy.
