Mom With Cancer Dies After She Refuses Chemotherapy to Save Her Unborn Baby
- Posted on October 18, 2011 at 7:30pm by
Billy Hallowell
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Stacie Crimm’s story is a mixture of tragedy, selflessness and courage. The 41-year-old was overjoyed when she found out that she was finally pregnant. She was especially esctatic because she had been told that she could never have children.
But she became worried after she started getting headaches and double vision. Fox News has more:
The expectant mom sent more than 150 text messages to her brother in the months that followed, many of which detailed her severe headaches and double vision.
“I’m worried about this baby,” Crimm wrote.
“I hope I live long enough to have this baby,” read another message. “Bubba, if anything happens to me, you take this child,” the single mom wrote.
Sadly, she was diagnosed with neck cancer in July. After briefly weighing her options, Crimm made a bold decision: She planned to refuse chemotherapy to save the life of her child.
Crimm lived just long enough to deliver her 2-pound, 1 ounce daughter, Dottie Mae in August. The courageous mother was able to hold the child in her arms just one time before she passed away.
Her brother, Ray Phillips, explained just how important seeing Dottie was to his sister. “This baby was everything she had in this world,” he said.
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(H/T: newsok.com)
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Comments (74)
South Philly Boy
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:24amShe is in Heaven with Saint Gianna
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:41amThe Huffpo readers must be scratching their heads with confusion on this one! I can hear them – “How can this happen? She should have had an abortion?” Rep. Lee said those thuds on the monitor were just sounds!
Report Post »jmiller_42
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 11:48amAmazing story of selflessness. Thank you Blaze.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 2:18pmjmiller_42
Report Post »Well put, and I agree. God bless her and her family.
elrond3737
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 3:07pmBetter, She is with our risen lord. Jesus Christ!
Report Post »CatherineMcClarey
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 5:16pmElrond3737, Gianna Molla is a saint, in heaven, with Jesus. Therefore, if Stacie is with St. Gianna Molla, they are both by definition with Jesus, too. The reason why South Philly Boy was bringing up St. Gianna Molla was because she, too, refused treatment for her cancer, so that her baby could survive until birth. She went above & beyond what the Church would have required in that situation, and that’s why she was recognized as a saint after her death.
Report Post »Yes, Stacie is surely with Jesus now, but there are others who made similar heroic sacrifices in heaven with Jesus, too.
Secret Squirrel
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 7:56pm.
Report Post »My God would welcome her into heaven.
There is no greater love, what an example to the world.
South Philly Boy
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 9:05amI will Pray for her Unselfish Soul
Report Post »Moozmom
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:17amIn the 1960′s a married lady I worked with was pregnant with their 3rd child. She was diagnosed with cancer at the same time. She refused all treatment and gave birth to a healthy child. The mother passed away shortly thereafter. I believe many women make this kind of decision more often than we know.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 4:13amMaybe it is because mothers are the bearers of the “Future” and if the child is not born then the “Future” can not continue to exist.
Report Post »CarolynAnn
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 8:14amMy sister Barb was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was five months pregnant with my niece Julie. She was told to abort the baby and get chemotherapy, she refused and died when Julie was two years old. She would not even consider putting that babies life above her life own. Julie was married two weeks ago and can’t wait to start her own family.
Report Post »dbsdey
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:41amMy granddaughter was diagnosed with 3rd stage Malenoma when she was three months pregnant. She had surgery but refused chemo until after the birth of my great-granddaughter. She has had other surgeries since then, but is now cancer free and has another beautiful daughter four months old. We pray that she stays cancer free so she will be able raise these beautiful children.
Report Post »God Bless this mother for her sacrifice.
Carol Ingian
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 6:14amDottie Mae is very blessed to have had a mother who loved her so much.
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 5:34amSniff, sniffle, and a wipe of the tears.
Report Post »Warm In The Desert
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 5:13amThis Mother indeed has passed through the “pearly gates” with the utmost speed, and surely enjoys the deserved rewards provided by the Kingdom of Heaven.
God Bless you
Report Post »Gump
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 4:56amGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Report Post »John 15:13
CHDZ
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 11:31amAmen!!
Report Post »drkmagneto
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 4:17amGod bless this woman that chose to save her child over herself. I hope little Dottie Mae is told when she gets older how much her mother loved her, and sacrificed her own life so her daughter could have a full and bountiful life. Prayers for her family and for Dottie Mae.
Report Post »Middle Finger
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 2:38amHappy Mothers Day! Mother is the one who protects tooth and nail, and loves without condition.
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 2:46amAgreed.This is very sad, I respect this woman very much .This little baby won’t be a statisic of an abortion clinic because it has a loving mother. I am in awe of her decision.
Report Post »Justathinkin
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:48pmThere are those of us out there that will never choose ourselves over the gifts God has given us. As a mother of 3 with a 4th on the way, I know that I would make the same decision she made. I can only hope and pray that more women out there make this style choice more often, the alternative is heartbreaking. God Bless this woman and all those who have paved this road before her.
Report Post »Pharmer1
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:52amThis is the unfettered maternal instinct. Stacie Crimm acted naturally as a human mother, which has become so rare that it’s newsworthy. Prayers for her and her family.
Report Post »peteto1
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:51amStacie Crimm IS, without a doubt, MOTHER OF THE YEAR. Her daughter, Dottie, is VERY lucky to have had such a wonderful mother, if only for such a brief time. Thank GOD for his benevolence in allowing Stacie to not only have this baby (live long enough), but for giving Stacie the chance TO HOLD her precious child. Add one more 50 yr. old man to the “crying” list………..
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:29am“No greater love . . . . “
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:17amHow awesome is that?!
Report Post »Brooklyn
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:34amYes… I agree…just now saw this story. Incredible lady… No greater love than this… that a man (woman) dies for his friend or (her baby)… beautiful.
Report Post »Netsurfer2
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:17amI really hope this baby grows up determined to make a difference in this world and do the right thing, be honest with the love and courage from others who loved her so much!
Miracles do happen! God Bless with great love!!!
Report Post »tearsforfears
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:07amSo very happy she was able to hold her child before she died. She sacrificed her life for her child, one that she knew she would not be able to rear. I‘m hoping pro choice is reading this women’s courage and love for her child.
Report Post »Defends the TRUTH
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:59amThank You Blaze!!!!! This story is truly inspirational!!! in a world full of SELFISHNESS, there is HOPE for true Christ-Like LOVE….and that love comes from a MOTHER…May she watch over her child until they meet again!!!
Report Post »Multiple Arms
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:40amI watch the news every day and it seems that the world is swirling down the toilet and that there is no hope for humanity, Then I see this story. There is hope. There is goodness in the world.
I am in tears….
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 12:01amOnly Christ has Greater love than a mother for her child!!!
The mother is in His arms as we type our comments.
Report Post »dawg71
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:19amAmen!!!
Report Post »GUNTHER30
Posted on October 19, 2011 at 1:47amwell said. Very touching story
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:53pmI can only hope that the family will be sure to impress upon Dottie, once she is older, just how much her mommy loved her and the lengths she was willing to brave for her sake.
Report Post »THE EQUALIZER
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:46pm50 year old man in tears! God bless the real mothers in this world.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:53pm47 year old man here & each time I repeated the video I cried & cried again I’m speechless .
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:37pmGOD Bless you Stacie Crimm what a sacrifice .
Report Post »GOD Bless your family it’s very hard to find words to describe what you did .
smallstuff7
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:22pmLife most precious. Love all giving. There is no greater love than one who lays down her life for another.
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 11:17pmGod Bless that mother. I hope that she’s up in heaven right now.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on October 18, 2011 at 10:56pmA blessed story. May the mother rest in peace and the baby grow up to be President some day. God bless the family.
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